Since 1924, Steward Observatory has been hosting public evening lectures in astronomy. The seven lectures for the Fall 2008 semester will be held on Monday nights at 7:30 pm in room N210 at Steward Observatory -- the same classroom as for ASTR 204 -- unless otherwise noted at the website link below. Following the talks, there will be opportunities for viewing the night sky (weather permitting) with the use of the 21-inch telescope at the Campus Station of the Observatory operated by undergraduate majors in astronomy and related sciences. All of the lectures and the use of the telescope are free of charge and open to the general public.

If you go to one of these lectures, take notes, and have those notes stamped at the lecture, you can turn in your notes during class for extra credit. You can also choose to draw the objects that you observe through the telescope and to write a page describing either the objects and their astronomical importance or the telescope itself.

For more information about speakers and their talks, click here or call/e-mail Dr. Thomas Fleming at 621-5049/taf@as.arizona.edu.