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The Moon is Not Boring: Sciences & Humanities Under the Dome Lecture

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When:
May 23, 2024
6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Where:
Old Main #0209
4841 Cass
Detroit, MI 48202
Event category: Lecture
In-person
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The Moon is not Boring. How Rotation, Revolution and Perturbation Conspire to Keep Things Interesting

Isn’t the Moon always the same? No! The moon is much more dynamic than most give it credit for. To the layperson it can be easy to take the Moon for granted, for the astronomer it can be easy to ignore the Moon entirely, as it can obscure “more interesting” objects. In this presentation, Jeff Macleod will unravel all these subtle details, dispelling many common misconnections and illusions involving the Moon as well as explaining experiments and observations you can make at home.

Jeff MacLeod has a bachelor's in physics and astronomy from Wayne State University. He is a former president of the Warren Astronomical Society, the best astronomy club in Michigan (his words). During his time at Wayne State, he was active in the astronomy club as well as a presenter at the Wayne State Planetarium. Jeff is also a solar system ambassador with NASA JPL and loves sharing astronomy and spaceflight history with the public.

Sciences & Humanities Under the Dome is a free public lecture series supported by the Rita & Stanley Levy & Ratna & Vaman Naik Endowment. We welcome all members of the community to join us in the planetarium for these research lectures! Light refreshments will be provided.

Contact

Megan McCullen
313-577-6455
mccullen@wayne.edu

Cost

Free

Calendars

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Audience

Academic staff, Community, Current students, Faculty, Staff
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