Astronomy Lecture in Waimea

Join us for a free astronomy lecture…

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An artist’s illustration of the exoplanet PH1, Credit: Haven Giguere/Yale
Dr. Charles Beichman, executive director of NASA’s Exoplanet Science Institute at Caltech, will talk about how the dynamic duo of NASA’s Space Missions and Keck Observatory has led to some of the most exciting astronomy results in recent history.

Tuesday
June 25, 2013
Starts at 7 p.m.
Kahilu Theatre, Waimea
Free and Open to the Public

NASA’s Space Missions have identified more than 3,000 possible planets outside of our solar system and Keck Observatory has confirmed the existence of nearly half of the some 900 proven to exist. Join us for another Astronomy Talk to hear about this fascinating field of science unfolding before us.

These lectures are supported by Rob and Terry Ryan and Keck Observatory’s Rising Stars Fund.

Author: Andrew

An electrical engineer, amateur astronomer, and diver, living and working on the island of Hawaiʻi.

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