We’re pleased to announce with the help of the Large Synoptic Survey Telecope (LSST) Corporation’s Enabling Science Grant, the LSST Solar System Science Collaboration (SSSC) will be holding a public event as part of our 1st LSST Solar System Sprint in July. We’ve partnered with Astronomy on Tap: Seattle and Peddler Brewing Company for a special edition of Astronomy on Tap: Seattle. This Solar System Extravaganza will be four public talks:
Location: Peddler Brewing Company, 1514 NW Leary Way Seattle, WA 98107
When: Tuesday July 10, 2018 – 8-10 pm
Cost: Free Entry
Talks:
David Trilling (Northern Arizona University): The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope: What it is and why you should care
Michael Mommert (Lowell Observatory): It’s an asteroid. It’s a comet. It’s complicated…
Kat Volk (University of Arizona): Tales from the Outer Solar System
Andy Rivkin (Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory): A Crash Course in Asteroid Defense
And a special thanks to Peddler Brewing Company for opening on a special day for this event and to Brett Morris and Nicole Sanchez, Astronomy on Tap: Seattle organizers, for making this possible.
See you in Seattle!
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