SETI Live: Sampling 3I/ATLAS?!Join us for a live, in-depth conversation as communications specialist Beth Johnson chats with Dr. Cynthia Phillips, Europa Clipper Project Staff Scientist and Science Communications Lead (JPL), about a fascinating - and time-sensitive - possibility: can we use our current deep-space missions to sample the plasma tail of the interstellar ...
The two dominant subglacial landscape-carving processes, quarrying and abrasion, are analogous to having teeth pulled vs. more slowly grinding them flat. While abrasion, like sandpapering wood, is a smoothening process and involves glaciers dragging loose rocks across subglacial bedrock, quarrying boosts landscape roughness and frictional resistance to glacial flow. It ...
Where: BerkeleyCost: Free
Astro 101: So You Want to be an Amateur AstronomerThis event is one of several different introductions to astronomy offered by SJAA. This talk provides a comprehensive overview of amateur astronomy, starting simply and working its way up to introduce advanced concepts. You'll hear about star constellations, about types of sky objects and associated observing conditions, and about different ...
Where: San JoseCost: Free
In Town Star PartyCome join San Jose Astronomical Association (SJAA) for an evening of stargazing.Event details:Events are held at the parking lot of our headquarters, Houge Park San Jose. The event duration is 2 hours. SJAA volunteers will share night sky views from their telescopes.Please refrain from bringing your own telescopes (Binoculars are ...
