| In this talk, astronomer Andrew Fraknoi takes the audience on a tour of the universe, starting with the planets and moons in our own solar system, out into the star clouds of the Milky Way, and then into the distant realm of the galaxies. Stops along the way include: the grand canyon of Mars, the eerie sulfur volcanoes of Io, and the great rings of Saturn. The talk is illustrated with beautiful color slides from the world's largest telescopes, from space probes that have explored the planets, and from the Hubble space telescope. No background in science or math will be assumed and the talk is appropriate for the whole family.
Andrew Fraknoi is the Chair of the Astronomy Department at Foothill College and Educational Consultant for the Astonomical Society of the Pacific. Before coming to Foothill in 1992, he served as the Society's Executive Director and was editor of its popular magazine, Mercury. He is the author or coauthor of 10 books on astronomy and astronomy education. He has received the Annenberg Foundation Prize and the Klumpke-Roberts Prize for his work in astronomy education. Best of all, Asteroid 4859 was named Asteroid Fraknoi by the International Astronomical Union. |