Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh

Heather Panek

Lecture: Mars Interdisciplinary Studios Final Show (Mars Habitat)

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Monday, May 2, 2016 (7 PM)
Where: Carnegie Mellon University Studio for Creative Inquiry (CFA-111)
What: Mars Interdisciplinary Studios Final Show (Mars Habitat)

Join our interdisciplinary class of students, made up of engineers, architects, scientists, designers, computer science majors and creative technologists, as we explore a concept for an inflatable/deployable (semi)autonomous greenhouse for Mars. The two courses “Building an Atmosphere” and “Responsive Mobile Environments” deal with both the structures and systems needed to sustain life in an extreme alien environment while engaging also in broader cultural interactions.

Panel Talk – Designing for Mars with guests from NASA Johnson Space Center, NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, and NASA Ames. Followed by a presentation and exhibit of student work. Refreshments provided. This event is free and open to the public. Please pass along the invitation. All are welcome!

More Info: http://cmu-mars-studio.com/

“Above and Below” Pittsburgh Premiere

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Tuesday, April 19, 2016, 6:30pm
Where: Auditorium L9, University of Pittsburgh, Clapp Building, 4249 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
What: Award-winning documentary “Above and Below”, Pittsburgh Premiere

Swiss Film Award winner: Best Documentary, Best Editing, Special Prize for Sound Mix. Director Nicolas Steiner will speak after the film, joined by two Mars Desert Research Station crewmembers (Diane Turnshek and Nora Swisher). Hosted by the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pittsburgh. Free, no reservations necessary.

More Info: http://www.aboveandbelowfilm.com/

Wagman Star Parties – Fri, April 15th & Sat, April 16th

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Come see the evening planet, Jupiter. Catch one last glimpse of the Great Orion Nebula. It is all part of the show during the April Star Parties at Wagman Observatory sponsored by the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh. View the night sky with the Moon two days after First Quarter. Observe the Spring Constellations and Jupiter with its four Galilean satellites. This event is scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 15 and 16 starting at 8:00 PM EDT.

The Nicholas E. Wagman Observatory is locatedin Deer Lakes Regional Park, Frazer Township, Pa., near the village of Russellton in northeastern Allegheny County and some 18 miles from Pittsburgh. This is an opportunity for amateur astronomers, students and the general public to observe the wonders of the Spring sky such as the galaxies in the Coma-Virgo Cluster, planetary nebulae and star clusters.

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