Harvard Alumni Night at the Observatory

Date: 

Tuesday, April 14, 2015, 7:00pm

Location: 

Phillips Auditorium, 60 Garden Street; Cambridge

Please join us for the First Annual Harvard Alumni Night at the Observatory!  Registration Required!

Attendance Policy: Open to students | Open to alumni | Registration required

More Information and Event Registration

Take a peek into the world of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and into the Universe. Learn about the history of and future plans for the observatory, including the Giant Magellan Telescope, and cutting edge scientific research. Also get an introduction to the WorldWide Telescope program—a free, virtual tool to explore the Universe from your home. The evening will include a viewing of the Great Refractor telescope, installed in 1847, and, weather permitting, time on the roof to observe Venus and Jupiter. A light reception will follow the program.

Participants include:

Avi Loeb, Frank B. Baird, Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University. He serves as Chair of the Department of Astronomy and director of the Institute for Theory and Computation (ITC)

Alyssa Goodman, Professor of Astronomy at Harvard University, Research Associate of the Smithsonian Institution

Harvard Alumni and Guests: $10; Children ages 8 - 17: $5

This family-friendly program is appropriate for children ages 8 and over. The event will begin in Phillips Auditorium (at the rear of the CfA complex near Madison Street and large parking lot), 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, about 1 mile west of Harvard Square. Parking lots marked for Observatory Staff are open to the public on event nights. Parking is free.