How to build the world's biggest telescopes- LivestreamIncreasing our knowledge of how the universe works has always been enabled by technological development. From the invention of the telescope by Galileo, over 400 years ago, to the development of 8 to 10 meter class telescopes and the launch of the Hubble telescope at the end of the last ...
Where: Cost: Free
Saturday, 12/19/20
The Neuroscience of Death - LivestreamWe present to you, just in time for the holidays: death!What actually happens to the body and brain when we die? What does it feel like? What's the deal with near-death experiences?We will end the year with a bang by diving into the neuroscience and philosophy of death and dying. ...
Where: Cost: Free
Virtual Telescope Viewing - LivestreamJoin our resident astronomers on Facebook Live every Saturday evening live from Chabot’s Observation deck!Each week, our astronomers will guide us through spectacular night sky viewing through Nellie, Chabot‘s most powerful telescope. Weather permitting we will be able to view objects live through the telescopes and our astronomers will be ...
 It may feel like we are far apart this 2020, but the universe wants to remind us of the things that bring us together.Join us in celebrating a once in a lifetime viewing of the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn. Astronomers will be live streaming via Zoom from the Montgomery ...
Where: Cost: Free... though donations are welcome!
The Great Conjunction Virtual Telescope ViewingJoin Chabot astronomers virtually on Facebook and YouTube for a rare celestial event! Every 20 years, Jupiter gets very close to Saturn as seen from Earth, an event astronomers call “conjunction.†This year, the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction will be especially close, the closest in 800 years. The planets will be so ...
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Wonderfest: Madame Curie - LivestreamWonderfest is delighted to present Madame Curie, a new musical-theater tribute to Earth's most accomplished female scientist. As Maria Sklodowska was becoming Marie Curie, she emigrated 1000 miles from Poland to France, overcame xenophobia and sexism, and pioneered our understanding of radioactivity. In the process, she earned Nobel prizes (plural!) ...
