Advanced Imaging ConferenceJoin over 300 of the worlds most accomplished astrophographers for three intensive days that feature techniques from the leading experts, over 25 exhibitors offereing the latest technology and a chance to network and form friendships that will propel your images to new heights.Experience an Information Explosion during AIC 2013 workshops ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: $299 for Bay Area Residents
Eye-Opening Science: Conversation and Controversy SETI: The Archaeology of the FutureEye-Opening Science: Conversation and ControversyCosmic Evolution: A Scientific Creation Myth Like No OtherModerated by Jill Tarter, Bernard Oliver Chair for SETI Research & Academy FellowDavid Morrison, Director of the Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe, SETI Institute and Academy FellowEugenie Scott, Executive Director, National Center ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $35 General, $25 Members and Seniors
Intel Museum - Free Circuitry Class Engages KidsSchematics, Switches and CircuitsFrom doorbells to karaoke machines, kids ages 9 and up will be introduced to reading schematics and building circuits. After a quick introduction to the basics, they will work in teams to build a variety of electronic devices that ring, beep and play songs! Space is limited ...
Where: Santa ClaraCost: Free
Wildlife Conservation ExpoJourney to some of the most exotic places on Earth - from the African savannah to the Colombian rainforest and the Asian steppes - accompanied by twenty of the world's leading wildlife conservationists. Hear their stories of saving endangered animals through work with local communities and the use of groundbreaking ...
Where: San FranciscoCost: $75 General, 40 Students
Hawk Talk and Banding Demo - CANCELLEDCome to Hawk Hill in the Marin Headlands and get an up-close view of the fall raptor migration with the Golden Gate Raptor Observatory (GGRO), a cooperative program of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy and National Park Service.A GGRO docent gives an hour-long talk about hawk monitoring and identification ...
Where: SausalitoCost: Free
Family Science and Astronomy FestivalJoin us for a day of astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology and physics lectures, demos, workshops, and planetarium shows!Planetarium shows 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm, 5 pm, and 6 pm A presentation of the night sky by Darryl StanfordScience Workshops Hands on workshops in Science and Astronomy 2 pm, 3 pm, ...
Where: San MateoCost: Free
Science Fiction Film Festival and Writing Contest Awards CeremonyScience, Engineering and Mathematics Link Inc. (SEM Link), African American Museum and Library at Oakland (AAMLO) and The I.S.I.S. Project are hosting a Science Fiction Film Festival and Writing Contest Awards Ceremony. This event will feature a family friendly science fiction film as well as a panel discussion with STEM ...
Where: OaklandCost: Free
Intel Museum - Free Circuitry Class Engages Kids -- Second SectionSchematics, Switches and CircuitsFrom doorbells to karaoke machines, kids ages 9 and up will be introduced to reading schematics and building circuits. After a quick introduction to the basics, they will work in teams to build a variety of electronic devices that ring, beep and play songs! Space is limited ...
Comets, meteors, and asteroids: how are they different, how are they related?Hold real meteorites – rocks from space – in your hand.Then experience views through the telescopes to see Jupiter and the rest of our Galaxy.
Where: Walnut CreekCost: Free
Breaking through the Seeing Barrier in Planetary AstronomyWhen Galileo Galilei pointed his telescope toward Jupiter in 1609 and discovered what we now call the Galilean moons, he did not realized that he had just established a new research field in astronomy. In the past four centuries, planetary astronomy, the study of our solar system bodies using telescopes, has increased ...
Where: Mill ValleyCost: Free
Robert Ferguson Observatory-Int'l Observing the Moon NightCome out and visit us on this unique observing night!International Observing the Moon Night.Starting at dusk, the Observatory's three main telescopes are open for your viewing. Docents set up additional telescopes in front of the building, while presentations on astronomical topics are given in the classroom throughout the course of ...
Where: KenwoodCost: $11.00
Jazz Under the StarsThis event is weather dependent. If skies are cloudy or overcast, the event will be cancelled. Latest weather updates.Visit our roof top observatory and see the moon thru our telescopes, while listening to KCSM Jazz 91 FM. Dress warmly and come by anytime between 8 & 10 p.m.Free parking in Marie ...
