Dr. William C. Danchi, NASA Goddard Spaceflight Center, Greenbelt, Md., will discuss the potential of stellar interferometry, a technique that combines signals from multiple telescopes to achieve clear and precise views that may reveal planetary systems like our own.
Lecture is free, but tickets are required. Tickets can be obtained at the Lockheed Martin IMAX(r) Theater box office and through Tickets.com by calling 800-529-2440, or through the web site at www.tickets.com. There is a small service fee on all Tickets.com orders. Tickets may also be reserved, with no charge, on the Ticket Information and Reservation line at 202-633-2398, or by emailing lectures@nasm.si.edu.
Pre-Lecture Activities:
6:00 p.m. Selected exhibitions open. Experience interactive Discovery Stations and engage a working model of the Mars Exploration Rovers currently exploring the Red Planet.
6:30 p.m. Free showing of Space Station 3D, Lockheed Martin IMAX® Theater
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