Space Ethics Series

Class level: Introductory - This class is recommended for guests of any background.

Tickets: 

Non-members - $20 per class 

Members - $15 per class 

Student (with valid ID) - $10 per class 

Space for Sale!

Tuesday, July 21, 7-8:30PM

Outer space is big business! Learn about the current business pursuits happening in space and the complications of a borderless universe for the regulation and responsible development of this uncharted expanse. Register for this class here.

Crowded Skies, Part 2

Tuesday, July 28, 7-8:30PM

This will be a continued conversation from our Crowded Skies class led by Dr. Wes Ryle earlier this year. We welcome guests who attended that class or who will be approaching this topic with us for the first time. Decades of space exploration has crowded low Earth orbit. This class will explore the historical benefit of satellites in low Earth orbit, the race to launch more satellites, and dangers of space junk and the responsibilities we have to limit it. Register for this class here. Register for this class here.

Presenter: Nicole Capella, M.A.

Nicole Capella is the Program Manager at the Cincinnati Observatory and Adjunct Faculty Member at Thomas More University where she teaches philosophy. Nicole has a Master of Arts in Philosophy from the University of North Texas and developed the Space Ethics course during her 10-years of experience teaching at various colleges and universities. This course is a glimpse into the issues she discusses in her college-level course (without all the reading and homework!)

Ever wonder how astronomers catch a star flickering, an exoplanet crossing its sun, or an asteroid tumbling through space — all just by tracking changes in brightness? That's photometry, and it's one of the most accessible ways for amateur astronomers to contribute real data to ongoing research. This class introduces the concepts and methods behind photometry and shows you how to get involved in citizen science projects tracking asteroids, supernovae, exoplanets, and binary stars. Whether you have your own astrophotography equipment or want to use publicly available data, this class is for you! 

Class level: Intermediate - This class assumes basic knowledge of astronomy and telescopes.

Tickets:

Non-members $25/class

Members $20/class

Student (with valid ID) $10/class

One of the biggest meteor showers of the year, the Perseids, peaks the night of August 12–13. This year the timing is about as good as it gets, with a new moon leaving the sky completely dark for the entire peak. Rates are already strong the night of our class, so come learn the science first, then step outside after for the show. We'll cover how comets and asteroids fuel these annual events, and why predicting a shower's performance is trickier than it sounds — with a preview of additional showers this fall and winter. 

Class level: Introductory - This class is recommended for guests of any background.

Tickets:

Non-members $25/class

Members $20/class

Student (with valid ID) $10/class

Scheduled to launch in late August, NASA’s newest space telescope will tackle some of astronomy’s biggest open questions: the nature of dark energy and dark matter, and the search for new worlds beyond our Solar System. Named for Nancy Grace Roman, NASA’s first chief astronomer and the “mother of the Hubble telescope”, will survey the infrared sky with a field of view over 100 times larger than Hubble’s. Join us to learn about this next giant leap in astronomy.

Class level: Introductory - This class is recommended for guests of any background.

Tickets:

Non-members - $25/class

Members - $20/class

Student (with valid ID) - $10/class