CANCELLED – Saturday 11 February – due to snow storm
New Date: Saturday 18 February, 7pm
Avonport, 475 Bluff Road
Patrick Kelly: Director of Computer Facilities in the Faculty of Architecture and Planning at Dalhousie University. He is a Lecturer at Dalhousie, President of the Nova Scotia Bird Society, a Vice-President of the Blomidon Naturalists Society, and the immediate past-Editor of the Observer’s Handbook of The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.
Topic: Set Course for Ceti Alpha V
Summary: Most science fiction relies on planets: Totoonie and Alderaan in Star Wars; Vulcan, Bajor, and Cardassia in Star Trek; Caprica (and the mythical planet “Earth”) in Battlestar Galactica. For most of human history, the existence of other planets was either a speculation, or a hypothetical reality but with no way to prove they existed. The last 15 years have seen incredible advances that now allow several methods for the detection of planets around other stars. This talk will explain some of these methods, the results, and show how you can keep track of the 700+ planets discovered so far. And yes, “There’s an app for that”!
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If unsure of the location, email me <RLB@eastlink.ca> and I will reply with detailed directions.
If the parking lot is full when you arrive, parking is also available off-pavement directly in front of 475 Bluff Road, and in the driveway next door (my home) at 465 Bluff Road.