Star Party: Experience the Dark Sky
Star Party!
When: Wednesday, July 2 at 9pm
Where: Twisp Soccer Fields (Get Directions)
This event is a unique chance to see the night sky, very literally, through an expert's lens. Shane Larson is going to stay in the Methow for an extra day after his First Tuesday talk; Shane will team up with the Conservancy and a team of local astronomers to offer a star viewing party. We're fortunate to have very little light pollution in the Methow, making this an incredible place to experience the night sky in all its glory.
Contact Bridger with any questions you may have.
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Shane Larson is a professor of Physics at at Clarkson University and the Director of Integrated Engineering and Applied Science Projects in the Coulter School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. He works in the field of gravitational wave astrophysics, specializing in studies of compact stars, binaries, and the galaxy with both the ground-based LIGO project, and the forthcoming space-based observatory LISA. He grew up in Eastern Oregon. He received his BS in physics from Oregon State, and his MS and PhD from Montana State. His postdoctoral work was at JPL, Caltech, and at the Physics Frontier Center at Penn State. He is an award winning teacher, and a Fellow of the American Physical Society. He contributes regularly to a public science blog at writescience.wordpress.com, and posts at Bluesky with the handle @sciencejedi.
Banner photo courtesy of Shane L. Larson