In honour of World Space Week, amateur astronomer Frank Hitchens returns to KFPL, this time to talk online about the Hubble Space Telescope.
Please note that this online-only presentation has been rescheduled from its original date of Saturday September 25 at 2 PM. Anyone who had been registered for either the in-person or the online session on that original date has been emailed to ask if they wish to be registered for this October 9 online-only presentation.
A look at the past and future of one of the most amazing and productive instruments in the history of science. 1990 saw the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, and in the intervening three decades Hubble has proven to be, arguably, the most productive instrument in the history of science. Canada has played a key role throughout the Telescope's history; the Shuttle-based Canadarm was used to deploy Hubble in 1990 and made possible its repair and upgrading until 2011 when the Shuttle fleet was retired.
Those attending this interactive online presentation will be emailed the Zoom link immediately on registration. (Please check your Junk and Spam folders right away if you don't see the confirmation email and link in your Inbox, then adjust your settings to make sure emails from KFPL aren't blocked. You can also access event links by scrolling over the calendar icon at the top of the main page of our website and signing in to My Events.) Participants will need to download in advance the latest version of Zoom to whichever device they'll be using for this presentation.
Please note that registration will close at 1 PM on the day of this program.
AGE GROUP: | Seniors | New Adults | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Interests & Lifelong Learning |
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