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Rockland Astronomy Club is home to some of the best lectures in the Northeast region regarding Astronomy and Space. Bringing in renowned and established guests from all around, RLS is a great way to learn something new about the world of astronomy.
Upcoming Lectures
February 21, 2025, 8 PM
Seven Women Who Changed Astronomy
Steven Bellavia, Free Lecture at
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Even today, less than 20% of people in astronomy and physics are female. And in the past, there were even fewer women in that field. From the beginning of people looking up into the sky, until now, a countless number of women have made significant, field-changing discoveries and contributions. We'll discuss: Hypatia, Caroline Herschel, Henrietta Swan Leavitt, Annie Jump Cannon, Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, Vera Rubin and Jocelyn Bell Burnell.
March 1, 2025
The Cosmic History of Stellar Birth
Dr. Mordecai-Mark Mac Low
Curator, Department of Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC; Adjunct Professor of Astronomy at Columbia University.
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Dr. Mordecai-Mark Mac Low's work focuses on understanding the formation of planets, stars, and galaxies. At the smallest scales, he is studying the interaction of planets with their natal circumstellar disks. At scales of less than one light year, he has simulated the behavior of self-gravitating, supersonic, magnetized turbulence to understand the formation of the dense cloud cores in which protostars are observed. At scales of hundreds to thousands of light years, he is studying the influence of multiple supernova explosions on interstellar gas, and how clouds of star-forming molecular gas form. Finally, at the galactic scale of tens of thousands of light years, he studies the large-scale formation of stars in galaxies.
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