From Shaner at lpi.usra.edu Mon May 6 09:09:36 2013 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Mon, 6 May 2013 09:09:36 -0500 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] Johnson Space Center Astronomy Society Meeting Message-ID: <1A4134E3D3BFC046984D739D72682F20C605F9@mail2.cass.loc> Johnson Space Center Astronomy Society Meeting Our May meeting will feature Dr. Ross Potter from the Lunar Planetary Institute, who will give us a talk entitled "A Crash Course in Impact Cratering". His research investigates the formation and structure of impact craters on the Moon, especially the large basins. We'll discuss our recent trip to our dark site at Ft. McKavitt out in west central Texas, as well as our upcoming Star Parties. Other meeting topics include "What's Up in the Sky this Month?" with suggestions for beginner observing, the always intriguing "Astro Oddities", and the novice Q & A session. Our meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of each month. 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URL: From Shaner at lpi.usra.edu Wed May 8 10:49:08 2013 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Wed, 8 May 2013 10:49:08 -0500 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] June Cosmic Explorations Presentation at the Lunar and Planetary Institute Message-ID: <1A4134E3D3BFC046984D739D72682F20C60881@mail2.cass.loc> Inquisitive adults are invited to attend the presentation Black Holes Inside and Out by Dr. Andrew Hamilton of the University of Colorado at Boulder. This free public presentation on June 13th is part of the Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series at the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI). Dr. Hamilton's presentation is the final presentation in this year's series, "A User's Guide to the Universe: You Live Here. Here's What You Need to Know." Dr. Andrew Hamilton joined the faculty at the University of Colorado in 1986. He is currently a professor in the Department of Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences, and a Fellow and Chair of JILA (formerly the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics). He has worked in a variety of fields of astrophysics, including supernovae, cosmology, and most recently black holes. His visualizations of black holes have appeared in several TV documentaries, the internet, and in an immersive digital dome show "Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity" that has been distributed to over a hundred digital planetaria worldwide. You can learn more about Dr. Hamilton on his website at http://casa.colorado.edu/~ajsh/. LPI's Cosmic Explorations presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a light reception. No reservation is necessary. LPI is located in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard in the Clear Lake region of Houston; the entrance is located on Middlebrook Drive. The Lunar and Planetary Institute is part of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). For more information, including links to past presentations, please visit http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures or contact Andrew Shaner at 281-486-2163 or shaner at lpi.usra.edu. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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He is currently a professor in the Department of Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences, and a Fellow and Chair of JILA (formerly the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics). He has worked in a variety of fields of astrophysics, including supernovae, cosmology, and most recently black holes. His visualizations of black holes have appeared in several TV documentaries, the internet, and in an immersive digital dome show "Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity" that has been distributed to over a hundred digital planetaria worldwide. You can learn more about Dr. Hamilton on his website at http://casa.colorado.edu/~ajsh/. LPI's Cosmic Explorations presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a light reception. No reservation is necessary. LPI is located in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard in the Clear Lake region of Houston; the entrance is located on Middlebrook Drive. The Lunar and Planetary Institute is part of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Important Note About Parking - Limited visitor parking is available at the USRA building for public lecture attendees, so once the visitor parking section is full, attendees are asked to park in the University Baptist Church (UBC) parking lot . A shuttle bus will run throughout the event to take attendees to and from their cars. Directions from Bay Area Boulevard: Turn left on Middlebrook Drive and continue 0.4 miles. The UBC parking lot will be on the right, just past Glenshannon Drive. There are plenty of parking spaces available for event attendees, and signs will be posted at the shuttle pickup and drop off location at the north side of the lot. 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Name: hamiltonflyer.pdf Type: application/octet-stream Size: 559957 bytes Desc: hamiltonflyer.pdf URL: From Shaner at lpi.usra.edu Thu Jun 6 10:07:35 2013 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 10:07:35 -0500 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] June 13 Cosmic Explorations Presentation at the Lunar and Planetary Institute In-Reply-To: <1A4134E3D3BFC046984D739D72682F20C91873@mail2.cass.loc> References: <1A4134E3D3BFC046984D739D72682F20C91873@mail2.cass.loc> Message-ID: <1A4134E3D3BFC046984D739D72682F20CB3510@mail2.cass.loc> Inquisitive adults are invited to attend the presentation Black Holes Inside and Out by Dr. Andrew Hamilton of the University of Colorado at Boulder. This free public presentation on June 13th is part of the Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series at the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI). Dr. Hamilton's presentation is the final presentation in this year's series, "A User's Guide to the Universe: You Live Here. Here's What You Need to Know." Dr. Andrew Hamilton joined the faculty at the University of Colorado in 1986. He is currently a professor in the Department of Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences, and a Fellow and Chair of JILA (formerly the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics). He has worked in a variety of fields of astrophysics, including supernovae, cosmology, and most recently black holes. His visualizations of black holes have appeared in several TV documentaries, the internet, and in an immersive digital dome show "Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity" that has been distributed to over a hundred digital planetaria worldwide. You can learn more about Dr. Hamilton on his website at http://casa.colorado.edu/~ajsh/. LPI's Cosmic Explorations presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a light reception. No reservation is necessary. LPI is located in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard in the Clear Lake region of Houston; the entrance is located on Middlebrook Drive. The Lunar and Planetary Institute is part of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Important Note About Parking - Limited visitor parking is available at the USRA building for public lecture attendees, so once the visitor parking section is full, attendees are asked to park in the University Baptist Church (UBC) parking lot . A shuttle bus will run throughout the event to take attendees to and from their cars. Directions from Bay Area Boulevard: Turn left on Middlebrook Drive and continue 0.4 miles. The UBC parking lot will be on the right, just past Glenshannon Drive. There are plenty of parking spaces available for event attendees, and signs will be posted at the shuttle pickup and drop off location at the north side of the lot. 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The June meeting will feature Dr. Stephen Bradshaw from Rice University who will give us insight on explosive solar phenomena and how space weather affects Earth. Solar induced magnetic storms are a real threat to modern society, and you're welcomed to come learn why. We'll discuss our upcoming Star Parties, where we invite the public to come and look through our telescopes. Other meeting topics include the Member's Minute on a comet this winter, "What's Up in the Sky this Month?" with suggestions for beginner observing, the always intriguing "Astro Oddities", and the novice Q & A Session. Our meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of each month at 7:30pm. Membership to the JSCAS is open to anyone who wants to learn about astronomy. There are no dues, no-by laws, you just show up to our meeting. Don't forget, there are loaner telescopes and an educational DVD library as benefits of membership! 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He is currently a professor in the Department of Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences, and a Fellow and Chair of JILA (formerly the Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics). He has worked in a variety of fields of astrophysics, including supernovae, cosmology, and most recently black holes. His visualizations of black holes have appeared in several TV documentaries, the internet, and in an immersive digital dome show "Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity" that has been distributed to over a hundred digital planetaria worldwide. You can learn more about Dr. Hamilton on his website at http://casa.colorado.edu/~ajsh/. LPI's Cosmic Explorations presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a light reception. No reservation is necessary. LPI is located in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard in the Clear Lake region of Houston; the entrance is located on Middlebrook Drive. The Lunar and Planetary Institute is part of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). Important Note About Parking - Limited visitor parking is available at the USRA building for public lecture attendees, so once the visitor parking section is full, attendees are asked to park in the University Baptist Church (UBC) parking lot . A shuttle bus will run throughout the event to take attendees to and from their cars. Directions from Bay Area Boulevard: Turn left on Middlebrook Drive and continue 0.4 miles. The UBC parking lot will be on the right, just past Glenshannon Drive. There are plenty of parking spaces available for event attendees, and signs will be posted at the shuttle pickup and drop off location at the north side of the lot. 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The schedule for the 2013-2014 Cosmic Exploration Speaker Series, The Universe is Out to Get Us and What We Can (or Can't) Do About It, has been finalized and is attached to this email. You can also view the 2013-2014 schedule and learn more about the series' presenters at http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures/. If you did not have the opportunity to take our survey following Dr. Hamilton's presentation on June 13, please take a few minutes to complete the six-item survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CESS_Public_survey. The surveys are completely anonymous and will close June 30. We sincerely appreciate your feedback. We hope to see you for the 2013-2014 series! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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We provide a unique take on astronomy related history in the "Astro Oddities" presentation, and encourage our guests to come up with their own questions that they always wanted answered in our novice Q & A Session. We'll also discuss our upcoming Star Parties where we invite the public to come view the night time sky. Our meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of each month at 7:30pm in the lecture hall of the USRA Bldg. (3600 Bay Area Blvd. at Middlebrook Dr.) Membership to the JSCAS is open to anyone who wants to learn about astronomy. There are no dues, no-by laws, you just show up at our meetings. Don't forget, there are loaner telescopes and an educational DVD library as benefits of membership! For more info, see our site at jscas.net Note: All those who have borrowed DVDs from the JSCAS Media Library are reminded to bring in their educational materials to the next JSCAS meeting. 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Have you noticed the bright 'star' high in the SW sky at sunset? Did you know that it's actually Saturn? It is an easy but beautiful target through a small telescope. We'll provide you additional suggestions in our "What's up in the sky this Month?" talk. Other informative talks include "Astro Oddities", the Member's Minute, and we encourage our guests to come up with their own questions for our Novice Q & A Session. We'll also discuss our Fall Star Parties. (...and the discussions continue at Double Daves Pizza after the meeting!) JSCAS is open to anyone who wants to learn about astronomy and membership is FREE! After joining, you'll have access to our Loaner Telescopes and our amazing DVD Library with 100's of choices to learn from. Our meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of each month at 7:30 pm in the lecture hall of the USRA Bldg. (3600 Bay Area Blvd. at Middlebrook Dr.) For more info, see our website at http://jscas.net. Note: All those who have borrowed DVDs from the JSCAS Media Library are reminded to please bring in their educational materials to the next JSCAS meeting...and feel free to borrow additional materials. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Shaner at lpi.usra.edu Mon Aug 12 12:15:16 2013 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 12:15:16 -0500 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series at LPI - September 12, 2013 Message-ID: <1A4134E3D3BFC046984D739D72682F20D24727@mail2.cass.loc> The Lunar and Planetary Institutes invites all inquisitive adults to attend Solar Storm: Space Weather's Impacts on Society and the Economy, a presentation by Dr. Daniel Baker from the University of Colorado on September 12, 2013 at 7:30pm. Modern technologies are vulnerable to solar storms. Strong solar activity can disrupt and damage our electric power grids and contribute to oil and gas pipeline corrosion. Solar events also interfere with radio communications and the Global Positioning System network. Energetic solar events pose a threat to spacecraft as well. Dr. Daniel Baker of the University of Colorado begins the 2013-2014 speaker series - The Universe is Out to Get Us and What We Can (or Can't) Do About It - with a discussion of the socioeconomic impact of severe space weather. Dr. Daniel Baker is Director of the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) at the University of Colorado-Boulder and is a Professor of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences and a Professor of Physics. His primary research interest is the study of plasma physics and energetic particle phenomena in planetary magnetospheres and in the Earth's vicinity. He conducts research in space instrument design, space physics data analysis, and magnetospheric modeling. LPI's Cosmic Explorations presentation begins at 7:30 p.m., and will be followed by a light reception. No reservation is necessary. LPI is located in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard in the Clear Lake region of Houston; the entrance is located on Middlebrook Drive. For further information about the Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series, please contact Andrew Shaner at 281-486-2163 (shaner at lpi.usra.edu) or visit www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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His primary research interest is the study of plasma physics and energetic particle phenomena in planetary magnetospheres and in the Earth's vicinity. He conducts research in space instrument design, space physics data analysis, and magnetospheric modeling. LPI's Cosmic Explorations presentation begins at 7:30 p.m., and will be followed by a light reception. No reservation is necessary. LPI is located in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard in the Clear Lake region of Houston; the entrance is located on Middlebrook Drive. For further information about the Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series, please contact Andrew Shaner at 281-486-2163 (shaner at lpi.usra.edu) or visit www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures. Important Note About Parking - Limited visitor parking is available at the USRA building for public speaker attendees, so once the visitor parking section is full, attendees are asked to park in the University Baptist Church (UBC) parking lot . A shuttle bus will run throughout the event to take attendees to and from their cars. Directions from Bay Area Boulevard: Turn left on Middlebrook Drive and continue 0.4 miles. The UBC parking lot will be on the right, just past Glenshannon Drive. There are plenty of parking spaces available for event attendees, and signs will be posted at the shuttle pickup and drop off location at the north side of the lot. September 14, 2013 - SkyFest: A New Moon Join the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) as we celebrate the launch of NASA's next mission to the Moon, LADEE! Explorers of all ages are welcome to attend this FREE event on September 14, 2013. Learn about the Moon and the LADEE mission through hands-on activities and view the Moon and other objects through telescopes provided by the JSC Astronomy Society. There will be two presentations from LADEE Education Lead Brian Day and lunar rock samples from Johnson Space Center will be on display. 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We'll provide you more observing ideas in the "What's Up in the Sky this Month" talk. Other topics are "Astro Oddities" and the popular Novice Q & A Session. We'll also discuss our Fall Star Parties, our trip to Ft. McKavitt and the fast approaching Astronomy Day for the local astronomy clubs and the public. JSCAS is open to anyone who wants to learn about astronomy and membership is FREE! After joining, you'll have access to our Loaner Telescopes and our amazing DVD Library with 100's of choices to learn from (from Astronomy Magazine, NASA, etc.). Our meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of each month at 7:30. For more info, see our website at http://jscas.net . -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Shaner at lpi.usra.edu Wed Oct 2 09:29:44 2013 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 14:29:44 +0000 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] Golden Spike Workshop Public Presentation - October 3rd at 7:30 P.M. Message-ID: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B114373331018551@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> USRA and the Lunar and Planetary Institute invite the public to Golden Spike and Human Lunar Expeditions: For All Mankind, a presentation by Gerry Griffin and Daniel Stern. This free public presentation on Thursday, October 3, 2013 is part of the Workshop on Golden Spike Human Lunar Expeditions: Opportunities for Intensive Lunar Scientific Exploration. The public presentation begins at 7:30 P.M. The Golden Spike Company was formed to create a human lunar transportation system capable of providing Apollo-like lunar surface exploration capabilities to space and science agencies around the world, from corporate lunar transportation to space tourism. This presentation will describe the company; its background, plans, and business model; and the architecture and capabilities that Golden Spike expeditions will offer. The lecture will be followed by Q&A. Gerry Griffin is the Chairman of the Board of Golden Spike, former Apollo Flight Director, former Director of NASA Johnson Space Center, and former head of the Greater Houston Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Alan Stern is the President and CEO of Golden Spike, a planetary scientist, former head of all NASA science missions, and a ?Time Magazine 100? honoree. The Golden Spike public presentation begins at 7:30 P.M. No reservation is necessary. LPI is located in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard in the Clear Lake region of Houston; the entrance is located on Middlebrook Drive. The Lunar and Planetary Institute is part of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). For more information about Golden Spike, please visit http://goldenspikecompany.com/. For more information about the Workshop on Golden Spike Human Lunar Expeditions, please visit: http://www.hou.usra.edu/meetings/gs2013/gs20133rd.shtml. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Shaner at lpi.usra.edu Wed Oct 23 11:57:16 2013 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 16:57:16 +0000 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] Public Events at the Lunar and Planetary Institute in November Message-ID: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B11437333102C66F@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> November 2, 2013 - SkyFest: Explore Mars with MAVEN Join the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) as we celebrate the launch of NASA's next mission to Mars, MAVEN! Explorers of all ages are welcome to attend this FREE event on November 2, 2013. Learn about Mars and the MAVEN mission through hands-on activities and view the night sky through telescopes provided by the JSC Astronomy Society. The event begins at 7:00 P.M. and concludes at 9:30 P.M. LPI is located in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard in the Clear Lake region of Houston; the entrance is located on Middlebrook Drive. For further information about LPI's SkyFest program, call 281-486-2160, send an email to Spaceday at lpi.usra.edu, or visit www.lpi.usra.edu/education/skyFest/. November 21, 2013 - Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) invites all inquisitive adults to attend The 2013 Chelyabinsk Air Burst and the Hazards of Near-Earth Asteroid Impacts, a presentation by Dr. David Kring of the Lunar and Planetary Institute. This free public presentation on November 21, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. is the second presentation in LPI's 2013-2014 Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series entitled "The Universe is Out to Get Us and What We Can (or Can't) Do About It." LPI's Cosmic Explorations presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a light reception. No reservation is necessary. LPI is located in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard in the Clear Lake region of Houston; the entrance is located on Middlebrook Drive. The Lunar and Planetary Institute is part of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). For more information, please go to http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures or contact Andrew Shaner at 281-486-2163 or shaner at lpi.usra.edu. Important Note About Parking - Limited visitor parking is available at the USRA building for public speaker attendees, so once the visitor parking section is full, attendees are asked to park in the University Baptist Church (UBC) parking lot. A shuttle bus will run throughout the event to take attendees to and from their cars. Directions from Bay Area Boulevard: Turn left on Middlebrook Drive and continue 0.4 miles. The UBC parking lot will be on the right, just past Glenshannon Drive. There are plenty of parking spaces available for event attendees, and signs will be posted at the shuttle pickup and drop off location at the north side of the lot. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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They and other interesting observing targets will be covered in the "What's up in the sky this Month" talk. Other intriguing topics are "Astro Oddities" and the popular novice Q & A Session. We'll also discuss our upcoming Star Parties and the recent Astronomy Day. JSCAS is open to anyone who wants to learn about astronomy and membership is FREE! After joining, you'll have access to our Loaner Telescopes and our amazing DVD Library with 100's of choices to learn from (from Astronomy Magazine, NASA, etc.). Our meetings are held on the 2nd Friday of each month at 7:30 pm in the lecture hall of the USRA Bldg. (3600 Bay Area Blvd. at Middlebrook Dr.) For more info, see our website at http://jscas.net. Note to all those who have borrowed DVDs from the JSCAS Media Library: The DVD Library will NOT be available for this meeting only. Please hold on to your DVDs until the next meeting at USRA / LPI. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Shaner at lpi.usra.edu Wed Nov 13 10:19:22 2013 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 16:19:22 +0000 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] LPI Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series - November 21, 2013 Message-ID: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B11437333103EAD2@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> The Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) invites all inquisitive adults to attend The 2013 Chelyabinsk Air Burst and the Hazards of Near-Earth Asteroid Impacts, a presentation by Dr. David Kring of the Lunar and Planetary Institute. This free public presentation on November 21, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. is the second presentation in LPI's 2013-2014 Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series entitled "The Universe is Out to Get Us and What We Can (or Can't) Do About It." LPI's Cosmic Explorations presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a light reception. No reservation is necessary. LPI is located in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard in the Clear Lake region of Houston; the entrance is located on Middlebrook Drive. The Lunar and Planetary Institute is part of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). For more information, please go to http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures or contact Andrew Shaner at 281-486-2163 or shaner at lpi.usra.edu. Important Note About Parking - Limited visitor parking is available at the USRA building for public speaker attendees, so once the visitor parking section is full, attendees are asked to park in the University Baptist Church (UBC) parking lot. A shuttle bus will run throughout the event to take attendees to and from their cars. Directions from Bay Area Boulevard: Turn left on Middlebrook Drive and continue 0.4 miles. The UBC parking lot will be on the right, just past Glenshannon Drive. 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This free public presentation on November 21, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. is the second presentation in LPI's 2013-2014 Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series entitled "The Universe is Out to Get Us and What We Can (or Can't) Do About It." LPI's Cosmic Explorations presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a light reception. No reservation is necessary. LPI is located in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard in the Clear Lake region of Houston; the entrance is located on Middlebrook Drive. The Lunar and Planetary Institute is part of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). For more information, please go to http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures or contact Andrew Shaner at 281-486-2163 or shaner at lpi.usra.edu. Important Note About Parking - Limited visitor parking is available at the USRA building for public speaker attendees, so once the visitor parking section is full, attendees are asked to park in the University Baptist Church (UBC) parking lot. A shuttle bus will run throughout the event to take attendees to and from their cars. Directions from Bay Area Boulevard: Turn left on Middlebrook Drive and continue 0.4 miles. The UBC parking lot will be on the right, just past Glenshannon Drive. There are plenty of parking spaces available for event attendees, and signs will be posted at the shuttle pickup and drop off location at the north side of the lot. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Kring_Flyer.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 970614 bytes Desc: Kring_Flyer.pdf URL: From Shaner at lpi.usra.edu Mon Dec 16 08:30:48 2013 From: Shaner at lpi.usra.edu (Shaner, Andrew) Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 14:30:48 +0000 Subject: [Cosmic-Explorations] LPI Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series Message-ID: <6EA50749A44BB44CAA69F6B114373331050050@HOUMAIL01.cass.loc> Greetings! The recordings of the September and November Cosmic Explorations Speaker Series presentations are now available on the series' website at http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/lectures/. Click on "Video" to view the recording. Please mark your calendars for the next presentation in the 2013-2014 series, "The Universe is Out to Get Us and What We Can (or Can't) Do About It." Dr. Jeffrey Silverman of the University of Texas at Austin will present Exploding Stars, Cosmic Blowtorches, and the Runaway Universe on March 6, 2014. LPI's Cosmic Explorations presentation begins at 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a light reception. No reservation is necessary. LPI is located in the USRA building at 3600 Bay Area Boulevard in the Clear Lake region of Houston; the entrance is located on Middlebrook Drive. The Lunar and Planetary Institute is part of the Universities Space Research Association (USRA). 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