The SAS annual holiday potluck is planned for Friday January 5th at the Community Building at Riverview Retirement Center. What to bring: As in years past, SAS will supply beverages and the main dish, likely a roast of some sort. Sides will be provided by... you! If your last name starts with: A thru M, […]
Speaker: Dr Matthew Geske of Gonzaga Every second of every day, the Earth is being bombarded by charged particles known as cosmic rays. These cosmic rays are born in cataclysmic cosmic events such as supernovae, traveling through the Galaxy for thousands of years before reaching the Earth. First discovered in 1912, the field of cosmic […]
Local Spokane photographer Craig Goodwin will talk about techniques for capturing fantastic images of the night sky and showcase some of his work. Spokane Falls Community College Planetarium.
This month we have a very special guest speaker, John Barber, who lives in Spokane, who worked at NASA as an engineer on Apollo. Alas, we can’t bring you an astronaut who walked on the moon to speak to you this month, but Mr. Barber will be presenting stories and memories of his days at […]
Ever dream of owning a bigger telescope? What if you never had to haul it out of the garage? Or even leave your warm living room to use it? This month at SFCC we are pleased to welcome Dr. Michael Allen from WSU. He’ll demonstrate how robotic, remote-controlled telescopes are giving amateur astronomers a new way […]