Stony Brook Astronomy Open Night
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Stony Brook University
Celebrating 39 years of Astronomy Open Night!
Spring 2013 Calendar
Highlighted dates indicate that abstracts are on line.
Astronomy Open Night Archive
Briefly, here's what we do:
During the academic year the Astronomy Program offers a series of lectures by research faculty on various aspects of Astronomy, most commonly on their own research or some topic of public interest. The lectures are held in Lecture Room 001 (ground floor) of the Earth and Space Sciences Building the first Friday of every month at 7:30 pm. Weather permitting, viewing using the University's telescopes on the roof of the ESS building will follow the lectures**. The lectures are free - at that price, we do not guarantee the weather - but are not held during periods the University is in recess: January, June, July and August. For further information or to have your name added to the mailing list (postal or e-mail) contact the Department of Physics and Astronomy at (631) 632-8100, or send e-mail to Nathan Leoce-Schappin.
Do try to be a little early if you can. The increasing popularity of this series has seen the lecture hall full on occasion. (And when there's a comet, you can't buy a seat). Some disability-related accommodations are available. Call the Department at the number above before 4 pm to warn us of your requirements. If you are not sure how to get here there are directions and campus maps to help. The schedule is available (above) along with short abstracts of the talks and biographic information about the speakers. We try to have the abstracts up at least three weeks before each talk and the calendar up a month before the semester starts.
Our colleagues in Physics, the Geosciences and Ecology and Evolution have parallel programs of lectures. Their schedules are found at The Worlds of Physics (second Friday of the month), The Living World (third Friday of the month), and Geology Open Night (fourth Friday of the month). (They serve coffee!). These lectures are also only given during the school year and are held at 7:30pm in ESS 001.
Teachers take note. It may be possible to get in-service credit for any or all these lectures as well as related Geology programs. The link describes what is involved.
During those long summer months without your regular monthly Astronomy Open Night fix, you may want to try this: Billions of Astronomy Pages. (When you get done with these you get a gold star and the link for the next Billion)!
**Note that because of roof repair, viewing is in the dome is not presently possible. If it is clear, we will set up small telescopes for viewing.
updated: 27-December-2012
