April 26 – The Extremely Large Telescope

Join us on April 26 at 8:30 pm for a presentation on the Extremely Large Telescope being built in Chile. The talk will cover the construction of the dome, the 5-mirror anastigmat optical design of the telescope, the imagers and spectrographs that will be attached to the telescope, and the multiple science goals of the project.

And a reminder to SAVE THE DATE, SATURDAY, MAY 4TH, for ASTRONOMY DAY! Our theme is “The Science of Star Wars”. This will … Read the rest “April 26 – The Extremely Large Telescope”

AAI is celebrating its 75th Anniversary as an Astronomy Club! Sperry Observatory is open to the public on Fridays from 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm for observing (weather permitting). A presentation is given at 8:30 pm on an astronomy related topic. Register at the entrance to the Observatory.

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