The AAA presents an astronomy lecture series from October through May each year for our members and the public at the Kaufmann Theater of the American Museum of Natural History. Here are some of the past speakers.
See Lectures page for a schedule of upcoming talks.
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January 2012. Robert Nemiroff, Michigan Technological University and Astronomy Picture of the Day/NASA. òÀÜBest Short Astronomy VideosòÀÝ
April 2009. Rick Fienberg, Sky & Telescope magazine and Phillips Academy. òÀÜThe More Things ChangeòÀÝ
March 2009. Neil deGrasse Tyson, Hayden Planetarium. òÀÜThe Rise and Fall of Pluto òÀÓ Witness to DemotionòÀÝ
February 2009. Joseph Patterson, Columbia University. òÀÜThe Center for Backyard AstrophysicsòÀÝ
January 2009. Robert Nemiroff, Michigan Technological University. òÀÜAstronomy Picture of the DayòÀÝ
December 2008. David Hogg, New York University. òÀÜAutomated Calibration of Astronomical Imaging and the Open-Source Sky SurveyòÀÝ
November 2008. Daniel Burbank, United States Coast Guard and NASA. òÀÜSTS-115: An Assembly Mission to the International Space StationòÀÝ
October 2008. Mordecai-Mark Mac Low, American Museum of Natural History. òÀÜThe Puzzles of Planet FormationòÀÝ
May 2008. David Helfand, Columbia University. òÀÜGlobal Climate Change: What We Know and What We DonòÀÙt KnowòÀÝ
April 2008. Eric Myers, Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO). òÀÜEinstein@Home: Searching for Ripples in Space-Time with Your Home ComputeròÀÝ
March 2008
February 2008. Nergis Mavalvala, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. òÀÜDetecting Gravitational Waves: LIGO and the Search for the Elusive WaveòÀÝ
January 2008. Jerry T. Bonnell, Astronomy Picture of the Day/NASA. òÀÜSkyscapes in 2007òÀÝ
December 2007