Monthly Members’ Night - second Wednesday of each month except January.

Tonight - A live presentation via video link, followed by informal chat over tea or coffee. Telescope viewing possible afterwards depending on weather and availablilty of scope operators.

Tonight’s Talk

Special Guest Speaker – Live via Video

Dr. Ariel Graykowski from SETI
(SETI: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence)

This December, instead of our annual quiz, we are delighted to welcome a special guest speaker, live by video – Dr. Ariel Graykowski from the SETI Institute. Ariel will share insights from her research, including studies of comets. We will also learn about the interstellar comet Comet 3I/Atlas.

Dr. Ariel Graykowski is a research scientist at the SETI Institute, where she leads the Unistellar Citizen Science Comet Program. She studies the evolving activity of comets, asteroids, and interstellar visitors using a global network of telescopes operated by citizen astronomers. Her work bridges professional and public astronomy in the exploration of our solar system and beyond.