SPECIAL EVENTS
Fall, 2008
1. View the World AstroCast archive of Jim Kaler's "
From Pluto to Planets: What Other Stars are Telling Us."
Scroll down to "video clips" and click on the upper-left icon.
2. "The Night Sky," Jim Kaler's Annual lecture to the University of Illinois
Astronomical Society, September 9, 8 PM, 141 Loomis.
3. The Stargazer, a
planetarium show at Staerkel
Planetarium, Friday and Saturday nights at 8 PM from September
5 through Thanksgiving; $4 general admission, $3 for students and
seniors.
4.
Icko Iben Jr. Distinguished Lecture Series in Astronomy,
Mario Livio, "The World According to the Hubble Space Telescope,"
Wednesday, September 17, 7 PM, Foellinger Auditorium.
5.
World of Science Lecture, "The Milky Way," Jim Kaler, Staerkel
Planetarium, Parkland College, Friday, December 5, 7 PM ($1
charge).
For extra credit (two points added to the first hour exam)
in Astronomy 100 (Section 2) and Astronomy 122&, write a half-page
description of the event and hand it in within a week of viewing or
attending. All reports, including
the report on the World of Science lecture, must be
handed in by Wed., Dec. 10.
Observing/Planetarium Alternatives
If you did not attend either a night observing session or a planetarium
session, you may do the following to obtain credit.
Night: Critique an astronomy web site, discussing what it has to offer and
why it is important, with a 500 word report.
Solar: Critique a solar astronomy web site, discussing what it has to offer and
why it is important, with a 300 word report.
Planetarium: Attend the "Prairie Skies" planetarium show
at Staerkel Planetarium, which runs Friday nights at 7 PM, and write a
500 word report on the experience. (No shows Oct. 31, Nov. 7, Dec. 5).
All reports for makeup sessions must be in by Friday, December 5.