Pat Peak, Louisville Astronomical Society Observing from Light-Polluted Skies People are often told that observing the night sky requires a dark site well away from the light pollution of modern cities. This is far from the truth as there are hundreds of observations to be made from almost anywhere that a telescope or pair of […]
Join us at 7:30PM PDT, Friday, September 6th for a very special Astronomy on Tap in Baker, NV as part of the Great Basin National Park Astronomy Festival! We’ll hear from Caltech researcher Katie Jameson: “How Do Stars Form?” as well as Caltech Professor Vikram Ravi: “The Structure of the Universe.” In addition, we will […]
Join us at 7:30PM PDT, Saturday, September 7th for a very special Astronomy on Tap in Baker, NV as part of the Great Basin National Park Astronomy Festival! We’ll hear from Caltech postdoctoral fellow Javier Roulet: “Gravitational Waves and Black Holes” and Caltech postdoctoral fellow Rocio Kiman: “Understanding the Milky Way with Gaia.” In addition, […]
Join Astronomy on Tap Bloomington for "Pop Into Astronomy", the crossover event you've been waiting for: sci-fi TV & movies, and the real (or not so real) astronomy they use! Could Tatooine really exist? How has the science in Star Trek changed since the 60s? IU Astronomy PhD students Brandon Radzom and Sarah Popp will […]
This summer, Astronomy on Tap Flagstaff is bringing you double the science up at Arizona Snowbowl! We're holding special events at Agassiz Lodge, where you can enjoy food and drink while watching fascinating science talks. Be sure to stick around for trivia, where you'll have a chance to win incredible Lowell Observatory and Snowbowl prizes. […]
Join us for our September 2024 edition of Madison Astronomy on Tap at Northstreet Taproom! Come hear UW–Madison astronomers talk about their research, spanning from the Solar System to the farthest reaches of the Universe. We will have astronomy trivia and plenty of Q&A time to ask astronomers your burning questions about space! RSVP on […]
Join us at New City Brewery in Easthampton, Massachusetts for the first ever installment of Astronomy on Tap Western Mass.! This month's speakers include former UMass Astronomy Department Chair, Professor Daniela Calzetti and NASA Hubble Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Sinclaire Manning. Along with two entertaining science talks there will also be trivia and Astronomy in the […]
Tucson’s local flavor of Astronomy on Tap, Space Drafts, presents its 99th edition! On tap this month, we have Steward astronomers Dr. Kevin Hainline and Joe Adamo talking about the early universe, and you won't want to miss four months' worth of Astronomy in the News with Dr. Danny Krolikowski! JADES-GS-z14-0: Updates from the Beginning […]
🌌✨ Join us on Monday September 23th for illuminating talks at this month's Astronomy on Tap event! FREE, kid-friendly! 📅 Date: Monday, September 23th, 2024 📍 Location: Varsity Theatre ⏰ Time: Doors open at 6:30 PM, event begins at 7 PM 🌟 Speaker 1: Dr. Tom Maccarone Title: "Why We Do Astronomy From Space" 🌟 […]
This Flagstaff Festival of Science, join Lowell Observatory and Mother Road Brewing Co. on September 24th at 6:30pm for Astronomy on Tap! Listen to fascinating science talks, play trivia to win out-of-this-world prizes, and of course, enjoy Mother Road brews on tap. This month's speaker is USGS research geologist Dr. Greg Vaughan, who will talk […]
Join us at the Grand Stafford Theater for the 70th installation of Astronomy on Tap BCS! We’ll have talks by Ethan Poore: Death Stars of the Universe, and Silvi Delgado: Cosmic Feasts: A Tale of Galactic Cannibals. We will also have the usual assortment of trivia, and Astronomy in the News by our host Vinny Donofrio. […]
We are pleased to announce that our ANNIVERSARY EDITION event for Astronomy on Tap will be held on WED. September 25th at the Jackalope Brewing – Tap Room! This event will feature 2 amazing speakers: Dr. Lyra Cao Great (and Little) Balls of Fire! Dr. Billy Teets The Voyager Mission Highlights There will be trivia and more prizes […]
Come join us on Monday, Sept 30th from 7-9pm at Firefly Restaurant & Game Room for a night of free astronomy talks, trivia, and prizes targeted at a general audience. We'll have talks by professional astronomers from the University of Virginia on observing planets outside our Solar System with the James Webb Space Telescope, asteroid deflection techniques, […]
UC San Diego presents Astronomy on Tap San Diego at Duck Foot Brewing in Miramar! Our next event on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 will feature the following speakers: Echoes from the Origin: Decoding the First Light of Our Universe Matt Chu, UC San Diego Could that even happen? Astronomy in Pop Culture: What Hollywood gets […]
The Sun is at its most active in its 11 (or 22) year sunspot cycle, showing prominences and emitting coronal mass ejections and flares and causing aurorae. Why does this happen, and what does it mean for us in our high-technology world? Come hear details with Matt Nichols. We will meet at Monnik Beer Co., […]