This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own.

Community Corner

Free Talk on The Top Tourist Sights of the Solar System

The Top Tourist Sights of the Solar System: 


Where Bill Gates’ Great-Granddaughter Will Go on Her Honeymoon

A nontechnical, illustrated, public talk by astronomer

Andrew Fraknoi


The program is free,
but you may want to reserve spaces at: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/11878285271

Find out what's happening in Cupertinowith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Using spectacular images from space probes and the world’s
largest telescopes, we will explore the most intriguing future “tourist
destinations” among the planets and moons in our cosmic neighborhood. Our stops
will include be the 4,000-mile lava channel on Venus, the towering Mount
Olympus volcano on Mars (three times the height of Mount Everest), the awesome
Verona Cliffs on the moon Miranda (which are the tallest “lover’s leap” in the
solar system), and the recently discovered steam geysers on Saturn’s intriguing
moon Enceladus.



Andrew Fraknoi is the Chair of
the Astronomy Department at Foothill College, where he teaches courses on
astronomy and physics for poets to about 900 students each year. He was named
California Professor of the Year in 2007 and has received several other awards
for his work in explaining space science. Fraknoi’s children’s book, Disney’s
Wonderful World of Space,
came out in a paperbound edition in 2009. 
He appears regularly on local and national radio explaining astronomical
developments in everyday language and is on the Board of Trustees of the
nonprofit SETI Institute, devoted to the search for life elsewhere in the
universe. Asteroid 4859 has been named Asteroid Fraknoi by the International
Astronomical Union in recognition of his work in science education and

outreach.

Find out what's happening in Cupertinowith free, real-time updates from Patch.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

The views expressed in this post are the author's own. Want to post on Patch?