BSU Department of Physics Invites You to Join the First Friday Astronomy.
First Friday Astronomy is open to the public and happens every first Friday (even in the summer months).
Lectures start at 7:30 pm (MT) in the Liberal Arts Building (LART), room 106. Events are open to the public and donation-supported.
You can donate at boi.st/astronomy and live-stream at boi.st/astrobroncoslive.
Spring 2025 Line Up:
List of presenters:
- January 3, 2025 – Professor James Dull, Professor of Physics, College of Idaho – Burning Bright: Exploring Be stars and their Mysteries from our Campus Observatory
- February 7, 2025 – Dr. Christopher S. Moore, Researcher at Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics – Launching Astrophysics Telescopes and Detectors with Rockets and Small Satellites
- March 7, 2025 – Dr. Rachel Smith, Head, Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Lab and Curator of Meteorites, NC Museum of Natural Sciences – From New Stars to the Edge of the Universe: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and our Cosmic Origins
- April 4, 2025 – Professor John E. Moores, Director, Graduate Program in Earth and Space Sciences at York University – Daydreaming in the Solar System: Exploring the Planets with our Five Senses
Observatory:
For more information on our Observatory and events, please head to our Observatory webpage.
Physics Spring Colloquium Series:
Line up coming soon! Check back in January 2025.
Contact physics@boisestate.edu for questions.