By Daily Press staff
Santa Monica College’s Friday night astronomy lecture series is back. “Falling Between the Cracks” — a look at new objects in the universe that do not fit into current astronomical categories — will be the feature show Jan. 6, 13, 20 and Feb. 3 and 17.
The guest lecture will be, “Asteroids: Why Dinosaurs Wished They Were Better at Math.” Jon Giorgini of the jet propulsion lab’s solar system dynamics, will talk about the history of asteroid orbits and methods of predicting asteroid hazards. The guest lecture will be Friday, Jan. 27.
The feature show and guest lecture are at 8 p.m. Each is preceded by, “The Night Sky Show,” which re-creates the night sky and provides the latest information on space exploration, at 7 p.m.
The astronomy shows are held in the John Drescher Planetarium, which features the state-of-the-art Digistar projection system. It is located on the second floor of Drescher Hall, 1900 Pico Blvd. The guest lecture is in science lecture hall 140.
Tickets are $5 each or $9 for the “double bill,” with discounts for children and senior citizens. For information, call (310) 434-3000.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 27, 2005. Read the original PDF.