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First Friday Astronomy Lectures at Boise State University

The Department of Physics at Boise State University invites you to join them for online First Friday Astronomy Lectures. Each lecture will take place at 7:30 p.m. on the first Friday of every month.

September

Topic: “Peering Through the Haze: Titan’s Fascinating Atmosphere and Surface”
Presenter: Professor Darci Snowden, Dept. of Physics, Central Washington University.
Date and time: Friday, September 4, at 7:30 p.m.
Link to view: http://boi.st/PhysicsEvents

October

Topic: “The Solar System Laboratory: A Testbed for Exoplanet Studies”
Presenter: Dr. Laura Mayorga, Space Telescope Science Institute. Learn more about Dr. Mayorga.
Date and time: Friday, October 2, at 7:30 p.m.
Link to view: http://boi.st/PhysicsEvents

November

Topic: “A Practical Guide to Time Travel”
Presenter: Professor Barbara Ryden, Dept. of Astronomy, The Ohio State University. Learn more about Professor Ryden.
Date and time: Friday, November 6, at 7:30 p.m.
Link to view: http://boi.st/PhysicsEvents

December

Topic: “NASA’s Lucy Mission: 1 Spacecraft, 7 Trojan Asteroids, 12 years”
Presenter: Dr. Cathy Olkin, Southwest Research Institute.
Date and time: Friday, December 4, at 7:30 p.m.
Link to view: http://boi.st/PhysicsEvents

Events are open to the public and donation-supported.