New Views of our Solar System, and Others!
A Day with Eric Carlson, Professor Emeritus, Adler Planetarium, Chicago
Saturday, November 12 ,1:30 PM Lakeshore Interfaith Institute
6676 122nd Ave Ganges Mi 49408

Fresh discoveries in our Solar System are arriving almost every day --
with close-up views of  the planets, their many moons, exotic ring
systems, asteroids, and even a probe impacting a comet.  Surprisingly
large bodies have been found orbiting far beyond Pluto. one even larger
than Pluto itself.  Rocks ejected from Mars by impacts are being picked
up right here on Earth, while our rovers on the Martian surface are
finding evidence of past liquid water.  The Cassini spacecraft at
Saturn is orbiting amid its many moons and rings, and a lander has
revealed the surface of the giant moon, Titan,  You'll find yourself
right in the middle of it all as we share color slides of the latest
and best images.  We'll also review the detection of over a hundred
planetary systems around neighboring stars in our Galaxy.

      Dr. Eric D. Carlson is Astronomer Emeritus at The Adler
Planetarium & Astronomical Museum in Chicago, where he served as Senior
Astronomer for 28 years.  He authored scripts for many of the
planetarium's Sky Shows including "Is There Life On Mars?" and the
perennial "Star of Bethlehem" and developed a far-ranging program of
astronomy courses for the general public.  He now shares his vision of
the Universe in frequent color slide programs in Chicago and across the
country and abroad.
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