Does your favorite star have an Arabic name? Join cultural astronomer Dr. Danielle Adams as she showcases the importance of dark skies to the development of the rich cultural traditions of indigenous Arabian astronomy. Drawing from 6th–10th century CE Arabic texts, she will demonstrate how dark desert skies enabled faint stars near the limits of […]
Join photographer and amateur astronomer Jeremy Perez for a special science talk at Lowell Observatory! From tempestuous weather to space weather, storm chasing and space event chasing can expand our opportunities under dark skies. This photographic tour will explore beautiful night skies and the weather and other events that mingle with them.
Look back at the Apollo 11 mission which sent Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins to the Moon in 1969. Your tour guide is astronomer Dean Regas who will share some amazing pictures, footage, and anecdotes about the first people to walk on the Moon. Then we will look ahead to the Artemis missions […]
Dark energy is the leading candidate for the mechanism that is responsible for causing the cosmological expansion to accelerate. Bharat Ratra will describe the astronomical data which persuade cosmologists that (as yet undetected) dark energy and dark matter are by far the main components of the energy budget of the universe at the present time. […]
Complexities of Co-Existing with Carnivores—A Global Perspective September 29, 5 p.m. Environmental Scientist, Dr. Duan Biggs (NAU), Conservation Biologist, Dr. Alex Braczcowski (NAU and Griffith University, Australia), and Emily Renn (NAU and Grand Canyon Wolf Recovery Project) will share their experiences from the field on how community science can strengthen co-existence with carnivores.
Controlling Rodents Without Poisons: Restoring Balance on the Galápagos Islands September 29, 4 p.m. Listen as SenesTech founder Loretta Mayer explains how an overpopulation of rats is putting the animals and humans of the Galápagos Islands in jeopardy. Dr. Mayer shares how she is working to restore ecological balance to this area without resorting to […]
Global Volcanism Update (IN PERSON and VIRTUAL) September 28, 5:00 p.m. At any given moment, more than 20 volcanoes are actively erupting somewhere on Earth. Come hear USGS volcanologist Greg Vaughan talk about some of the most spectacular recent volcanic eruptions! Webinar registration at scifest.org or the app.
The People of Ancient Peru: Diet, Migration and Llamas (IN PERSON and VIRTUAL) September 28, 4:00 p.m. Hundreds of years before the Inka, the Wari was the first expansive state to control vast regions of Peru. Join NAU bioarchaeologist Corina Kellner as she explores the Nasca people of Peru and the Wari Empire based on […]
The Ferruginous Hawk: Northern Arizona’s Best Kept Secret (IN PERSON and VIRTUAL) September 27, 5:00 p.m. Join Master Falconer Michele Losee of the International Raptor & Falconry Center as she introduces us to Quinn, the rarest hawk in Northern Arizona, and find out why Ferruginous Hawks are still on the Endangered Species list. Webinar registration […]
Mars Rover Update (IN PERSON and VIRTUAL) September 26, 5 p.m. Join USGS planetary scientists Alicia Vaughan and Ryan Anderson as they talk about the latest discoveries and share incredible recent images from the Perseverance and Curiosity Mars rovers! Webinar registration at scifest.org or the app.
The Sunset Crater-Cinder Lake Apollo Mission Testing and Training Historic District (IN PERSON and VIRTUAL) September 26, 4 p.m Join local historians Kevin Schindler and Ben Carver as they describe the effort to get the Apollo mission testing and training sites at Sunset Crater and Cinder Lake listed on the National Register of Historic Places. […]
The Story of a Snowflake (IN PERSON and VIRTUAL) September 27, 4:00 p.m Join Brian Klimowski (Meteorologist in Charge at the National Weather Service) as he discusses the amazing snowfall last Winter, and tells the engaging story of one of those snowflakes and its atmospheric adventure as it grows and eventually falls to the ground […]