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AFM*Radio Special! Rebroadcast of "The Galileo Affair: A Modern Perspective"
On Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 9:00pm U.S. Eastern Time (01:00 UT), Astronomy.FM Radio will rebroadcast Vatican astronomer Dr. Guy Consolmagno, S.J.'s presentation, "The Galileo Affair: A Modern Perspective." Dr. Consolmagno's presentation, given at the University of Michigan, was originally aired live by AFM*Radio on October 12 of this year. The Program is being offered again for Astronomy.FM members, and others interested in space science, as part of Astronomy.FM's educational mission in support of the IYA2009 Galilean Nights project.Brother Guy (Society of Jesus) is from Detroit, Michigan. He is a world-famous research astronomer and planetary scientist, who now calls the Vatican Observatory his home dome. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in 1978, working in planetary sciences. Dr. Consolmagno was also a professor at the Harvard College Observatory and MIT, and served in Kenya for two years as a US Peace Corps volunteer, teaching astronomy and physics.
Read more about Vatican Astronomy in "The Skyguide" Skylog at Astronomy.FM.
In addition to the radio program, Astronomy.FM and Global-Rent-A-Scope have partnered for a special Galilean Nights promotion offering 300 credits of free telescopic imaging time on two of the GRAS telescopes - one in New Mexico, USA, and one in Moorook, Australia - to internet users around the world. Just as the IYA2009 aims to stimulate interest in astronomy and science, Astronomy.FM and GRAS seek to encourage greater participation in various astronomy activities, including deep-sky imaging and knowledge sharing.
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