Chabot Space & Science Center

Chabot Space & Science Center inspires and educates students of all ages about planet Earth and the Universe. Located in the beautiful, redwood ecosystem in the Oakland hills, the Center has a full dome digital planetarium, giant, historic telescopes, and hands-on interactive science exhibits and much more.

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Virtual Telescope Viewing 4/10

Join our resident astronomers virtually every Saturday evening live from Chabot’s Observation deck. Each week, our astronomers will guide us through spectacular night sky viewing through Nellie, Chabot‘s most powerful telescope. Weather permitting we will be able to view objects live through the telescopes and our astronomers will be available for an open forum for all of your most pressing astronomy questions. Learn more about our telescopes: https://chabotspace.org/visit/observatories/ Your Support Matters While this event is free, please consider making a donation so we can continue to create engaging STEM programming while we're closed. Chabot Space & Science Center hosts and maintains the largest observatory complex free for public viewing in the Western United States. Please consider supporting our institution and our vital role in STEM education: https://rb.gy/okpigm Subscribe to our channel and tune in to these events live on our Facebook Page. See More Upcoming Events: https://chabotspace.org/events/ Support These Free Live Events: https://bit.ly/31Tyn2o Learn more about Chabot Space and Science Center: https://chabotspace.org/

The Sky This Month 4/9

Join Chabot’s astronomers, with Gerald McKeegan & Don Saito on Facebook Live for a short tour of this month’s nighttime sky. Learn to recognize many of this month’s constellations and bright stars, and even learn a little about celestial navigation! Your Support Matters While this event is free, please consider making a donation so we can continue to create engaging STEM programming while we're closed. Chabot Space & Science Center hosts and maintains the largest observatory complex free for public viewing in the Western United States. Please consider supporting our institution and our vital role in STEM education: https://rb.gy/okpigm Subscribe to our channel and tune in to these events live on our Facebook Page. See More Upcoming Events: https://chabotspace.org/events/ Support These Free Live Events: https://bit.ly/31Tyn2o Learn more about Chabot Space and Science Center: https://chabotspace.org/

The Sky This Month: March

Join Chabot’s astronomers, with Gerald McKeegan & Don Saito on Facebook Live for a short tour of this month’s nighttime sky. Learn to recognize many of this month’s constellations and bright stars, and even learn a little about celestial navigation! YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS Your support fuels exciting STEM programs like these. While this event is free, please consider making a donation to make fun learning opportunities available for our community. https://bit.ly/31Tyn2o

Breaking Space News

What’s going on in space? Chabot’s Breaking Space News live stream shines a light on recent and upcoming events in space exploration, astronomy, and any other startling or amazing things going on in the solar system and universe beyond. YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS Your support fuels exciting STEM programs like these. While this event is free, please consider making a donation to make fun learning opportunities available for our community. https://14884.blackbaudhosting.com/14884/Support-Science-Education-2

Citizen Science Astronomy for Classrooms

Learn about how students are using the Unistellar eVscope smart telescopes to engage in citizen science and exoplanet research! With the eVscope a novice astronomer can partake in exciting astronomy observation even from the heart of a city thanks to intelligent Light Pollution Reduction. This team (University of Southern Queensland, Unistellar, American Modeling Teachers Association, and Global Hands on Universe) is developing a novel citizen science astronomy observing research program at K-14 schools in collaboration with the SETI Institute using small Unistellar eVscope smart telescopes. The program will develop an inquiry-based astronomy and exoplanet curriculum influenced by the successful Modeling Instruction pedagogy. Efforts for this project will target K-14 schools and education centers in the United States, Australia, and other parts of the world when possible. Combining astronomy citizen science with a dedicated inquiry-based astronomy curriculum may improve both astronomy research as well as STEM education. For exoplanet research, the team will utilize strategic follow-up campaigns for NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) to keep ephemerides “fresh” using the Unistellar citizen science network. For STEM education, we will explore the benefits and disadvantages of engaging teachers and students in exoplanet and astronomy research with these eVscopes. The American Modeling Teachers Association, Global Hands on Universe, and the SETI Institute will assist with curriculum outreach and development, as well as community raising for the project with education centers. Desired outcomes from this project include: a combination of professional and citizen science observations to enhance exoplanet and other astronomy research; improve teacher recruitment, morale, and retainment; increase student STEM skills and motivation; and improve astronomy and science education and interest to the general public. About Dan Peluso Dan Peluso is an astrophysics PhD candidate with the University of Southern Queensland (USQ) studying/researching remotely from the Bay Area, California, and is also a Unistellar Education Associate and researcher with the SETI Institute. Peluso’s PhD project is multi-disciplinary focusing on NASA TESS exoplanet follow-ups, asteroseismology, and astronomy education research. For the astronomy education and SETI research, Peluso is developing a global exoplanet citizen science network for education using Unistellar Enhanced Vision Telescopes (eVscopes) so teachers and students can observe exoplanets and learn science by doing science. Peluso has years of experience as a high school science teacher and hopes to connect with educators and students from diverse and underserved backgrounds to build this network. Peluso also enjoys photography, music, film, and is an active singer-songwriter and musician. You can check out his most recent musical project, Falling Andes, on Spotify and Apple Music, but he is excited to share that he is currently working on a brand-new TBD titled music project for release in mid-2021. Your Support Matters Your support fuels exciting STEM programs like these. While this event is free, please consider making a donation to make fun learning opportunities available for our community. https://14884.blackbaudhosting.com/14884/Support-Science-Education-2

Messier Marathon

Tune in virtually as we explore the skies with a Messier Marathon, an event where astronomers observe as many Messier Catalog objects as they can. During this favorable time of the year, the Moon is absent and the sky orientation allows us to observe all of them through Chabot’s most powerful telescope, Nellie. There are 110 Messier objects, all galaxies, nebulae and star clusters on our bucket list! Your Support Matters While this event is free, please consider making a donation so we can continue to create engaging STEM programming while we're closed. Chabot Space & Science Center hosts and maintains the largest observatory complex free for public viewing in the Western United States. Please consider supporting our institution and our vital role in STEM education: https://rb.gy/okpigm Subscribe to our channel and tune in to these events live on our Facebook Page. See More Upcoming Events: https://chabotspace.org/events/ Support These Free Live Events: https://bit.ly/31Tyn2o Learn more about Chabot Space and Science Center: https://chabotspace.org/

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Perseverance: Entry Descent and Landing

Talk by NASA’s Jose Santos, Aerospace Engineer and MEDLI2 Deputy Project Manager Entry, Descent, and Landing – often referred to as "EDL" – is the shortest and most intense phase of the Mars 2020 mission. It begins when the spacecraft reaches the top of the Martian atmosphere, travelling nearly 12,500 miles per hour (20,000 kilometers per hour). It ends about seven minutes later, with Perseverance stationary on the Martian surface. To safely go from those speeds down to zero, in that short amount of time, while hitting a narrow target on the surface, requires “slamming on the brakes” in a very careful, creative and challenging way. Learn about all of this and more from NASA Expert, Jose Santos, Aerospace Engineer and MEDLI2 Deputy Project Manager Your Support Matters Your support fuels exciting STEM programs like these. While this event is free, please consider making a donation to make fun learning opportunities available for our community. https://14884.blackbaudhosting.com/14884/Support-Science-Education-2

How NASA’s Perseverance Rover Lands on Mars

We’ve made it to Mars! Now what comes next? The best part of traveling is when you arrive at your destination. You gather your belongings, freshen up and then start your trip. The Mars rover goes through a similar process. When a spacecraft approaches the planet Mars, there is an important process that requires extremely reliable technology! Learn more about the advanced techniques that deliver rovers to the Martian surface with incredible precision. This is your chance to ask how it’s done! About Faride Khalaf Faride Khalaf is a retired career aviator with a passion for all things mechanical. His life-long love of science has driven him to studying and sharing the history of space exploration. As an airplane pilot, he’s done his fair share of airplane-camping and as an aircraft mechanic, he plans for his travels with safety in mind. Your Support Matters Your support fuels exciting STEM programs like these. While this event is free, please consider making a donation to make fun learning opportunities available for our community. https://14884.blackbaudhosting.com/14884/Support-Science-Education-2

Searching With NASA's SOFIA

Get to know SOFIA, the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, which recently helped scientists find water on the Moon. SOFIA is a specially-modified Boeing 747SP aircraft that carries a very powerful 106-inch reflecting telescope. Soaring above 40,000 feet allows astronomers to study the Universe in ways that are not possible from the ground. What have scientists discovered from SOFIA’s views beyond Earth’s atmosphere? Learn more about this unique telescope and its role in research from NASA’s Dr. Backman. About Dr. Dana Backman Principal Investigator of NASA’s Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors program. B.Sc. in physics from MIT, Ph.D. in astrophysics from the University of Hawai’i. Infrared astronomy post-doctoral researcher at Kitt Peak National Observatory in Tucson, Arizona and at NASA’s Ames Research Center. Professor of physics and astronomy for 12 years at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Employed by the SETI Institute as director of education and public outreach for NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) at NASA-Ames from 2003 to 2016. Has taught courses on introductory astronomy at Santa Clara University and on global climate change in Stanford University’s Continuing Studies Program. Co-author with Michael Seeds of three college introductory astronomy textbooks: “Horizons”, “Foundations”, and “ASTRO”. Your Support Matters Your support fuels exciting STEM programs like these. While this event is free, please consider making a donation to make fun learning opportunities available for our community.

NASA Mars Perseverance Rover Landing Watch Party + Q&A

Join our community for a special Mars rover landing watch party and Q&A with NASA experts! The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover will make history when it lands on the red planet at 12:55 p.m. PST! We are coming together virtually to make observations, ask questions and celebrate this moment in history. Chabot astronomers and experts will be responding to comments during the launch, followed by a live Q&A at 1 p.m. PST. Look forward to learning all about the Perseverance Rover during this exciting event. Q&A WITH NASA EXPERTS Tune in at 1 p.m. PST for a live Q&A with NASA’s Ames Research Center’s Shanna Withrow-Maser, Aerospace Engineer and Winnie Kuang, Mechanical Engineering Research Associate. NASA experts who worked on the mission will be discussing their roles in Mars exploration and answering your questions. Winnie Kuang, Mechanical Engineering Research Associate at NASA’s Ames Research Center Winnie Kuang is a mechanical engineering research associate at the NASA Ames Research Center in California’s Silicon Valley’s Aeromechanics Branch. She holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, San Diego. Winnie has worked on developing conceptual designs for the successor to the Mars 2020 mission’s Ingenuity, the Mars Science Helicopter. She has also supported efforts for flight dynamics and controls on Urban Air Mobility (UAM), the Mars Science Helicopter and the rotorcraft design toolchain workshop. Shannah Winthrow-Maser, Aerospace Engineer at NASA’s Ames Research Center Shannah Withrow-Maser is an aerospace engineer at NASA’s Ames Research Center located in California’s Silicon Valley. She graduated with her B.S. and M.S. degrees from Missouri University of Science and Technology where she studied aerospace engineering with an emphasis in project management. Shannah currently works in the dynamics and controls and vehicle design groups on rotorcraft applications for Urban Air Mobility and the Martian environment. Additionally, Shannah is the vehicle systems lead for the Mars Science Helicopter Project which focuses on technology to enable next generation Mars rotorcraft. Support STEM Programs For The Next Generation of Explorers Celebrate this moment in space exploration by supporting science learning. Every donation fuels STEM education programs at Chabot Space & Science Center. https://bit.ly/3qxoVfk Upcoming Events: https://chabotspace.org/events/ Become a Chabot member: https://chabotspace.org/join-and-give/membership/ Learn more about Chabot Space and Science Center: https://chabotspace.org/

The Sky This Month: February

Join Chabot’s astronomers, with Gerald McKeegan & Don Saito on Facebook Live for a short tour of this month’s nighttime sky. Learn to recognize many of this month’s constellations and bright stars, and even learn a little about celestial navigation! YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS Your support fuels exciting STEM programs like these. While this event is free, please consider making a donation to make fun learning opportunities available for our community. https://bit.ly/31Tyn2o

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