August 22 to 24, 2003

held at the

SATURDAY MORNING PROGRAM:  Mars 2003

SATURDAY AFTERNOON PRESENTATIONS: 

• "EARTH AT OPPOSITION: THE TRANSITS OF VENUS" by Richard Nugent, middle school science and math teacher and longtime member of the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston.

• "THE STARRY MESSENGER: THE AMAZING DISCOVERIES OF GALILEO GALILEI," by Galileo.

• "BEYOND RED: NEW WINDOWS ON THE EARLY UNIVERSE?" by Prof. James D. Lowenthal, Assistant Professor of Astronomy, Smith College.

• "CULTURAL ASTRONOMY" by Jack Megas, planetarium educator, president of the Springfield Stars Club, co-founder of Astro-Education, and expert in the lore and mythology of the night sky.

SATURDAY EVENING KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Prof. John Delano: "NASA's Search for the Origin and Distribution of Life in the Galaxy"