Higgs Boson Astronomy Lecture & Star Party | Mt. Tam
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Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre | Ridgecrest Blvd, Mill Valley, CA
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Mt. Tam Astronomy Night & Star Party | North Bay
Have yourself a star studded evening looking through telescopes and learning about the sky in a terrific setting high above the fog. Enjoy an engaging astronomy lecture, followed by star gazing and telescopes with the San Francisco Amateur Astronomers and the Friends of Mt. Tam.
The lectures take place in the Mountain Theater in the Mt. Tamalpais State park, presented by top scientists and astronomers from the Bay Area. After the lecture, there is a guided tour of the night sky with a high powered laser (courtesy of the Urban Astronomer), and telescope viewing of the heavens.
The events take place monthly on Saturday evenings from April through October.
For August 2nd, the lecture features Dr. Beate Heinemann, Lawrence Berkeley Lab, with the topic “How We Found the Higgs Boson.”
How does the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva in Switzerland work? How did its use lead to the discovery in 2012 of the Higgs boson? What is hoped to be learned in the future at this collider?
Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.
Cost: FREE
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