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The Silent Sky Lecture Series at Sierra Madre Playhouse

Dates: (9/17/2022 - 10/8/2022 )

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Sierra Madre Playhouse

Sierra Madre Playhouse

87 W. Sierra Madre Blvd.
Sierra Madre,CA 91024

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Phone: 626-355-4318

Tickets: Free. Donations accepted.

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Sierra Madre Playhouses Fall mainstage production is Silent Sky. The play by Lauren Gunderson celebrates the life and career of pioneering female astronomer Henrietta Leavitt (1868-1921). In conjunction with this production, the Playhouse is presenting The Silent Sky Lecture Series, in which distinguished speakers from the worlds of science and academia will provide fascinating historical and scientific insights into Leavitts work and profoundly impactful discoveries.Here is the roster of speakers and topics:Saturday, September 17, 2022 at 5 p.m.John Mulchaey, director, Carnegie ObservatoriesThe Game-Changer: How Henrietta Leavitt Made Modern Astronomy PossibleSaturday, September 24 at 5 p.m.Dr. Eun-Joo Ahn, historian, UC Santa BarbaraWomen Astronomers at Mount Wilson: the early yearsSunday, October 2 at 5 p.m.Kit Whitten, archivist and librarian, Carnegie ObservatoriesWomen in the Background: Astronomy Historys Deep FieldSaturday, October 8 at 5 p.m.S. George Djorgovski, Professor of Astronomy and Data Science, and Director of Data Driven Discovery, CaltechExploring Space in Cyberspace
Ages: 12 to Adult.

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