Our next chapter meeting and observing is on Saturday June 4th starting at 5:00 P.M. in the Vistors Center at CE. Marie will be sharing the presentation “Stargazers, Starfarers, and Kepler“ about the search for exoplanets, originally given by Dr Jeff Van Cleve as part of the Night Sky Network teleconference series.
From NSN: “The Kepler Mission is specifically designed to survey a portion of our region of the Milky Way galaxy to discover dozens of Earth-size planets in or near the habitable zone and determine how many of the billions of stars in our galaxy have such planets. The challenge now is to find terrestrial planets (i.e., those one half to twice the size of the Earth), especially those in the habitable zone of their stars where liquid water and possibly life might exist.
So come on out and enjoy the nice presentations and join us at the Jon Wood Field after the meeting to observe the night sky.
Clear Skies
Theo Ramakers