{"id":79678,"date":"2023-01-05T17:36:44","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T22:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=79678"},"modified":"2023-01-13T11:41:17","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T16:41:17","slug":"science-cafe-astronomy-101","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/event\/science-cafe-astronomy-101\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Cafe: Astronomy 101"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>What&#8217;s happening in the night sky in 2023 and why it matters<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/MAF_20220515_LunarEclipse01orig-1200x800-1.jpeg\" alt=\"The Flower Moon lunar eclipse over NASA\u2019s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans is shown from the initial partial eclipse to totality in a composite of seven images shot on Sunday, May 15, 2022.\" \/><span style=\"font-size:0.86em;\">Image credit: NASA\/Michael DeMocker<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Join host Chris Smith with NASA Solar System Ambassadors (SSA) and the Raleigh Astronomy Club at the Science Cafe! Will the planets align this year? What&#8217;s the best full Moon? First, we&#8217;ll hear from Tony Rice, who will share his top picks for not-to-be-missed astronomical events for 2023. Following, Mike Keefe and Doug Lively will talk about the ways space exploration has improved life on Earth and their favorite NASA technology spin-offs.<\/p>\n<p>Before the program, food and nonalcoholic drinks will be available from the Daily Planet Cafe, and members of the Raleigh Astronomy Club will have a table to chat about Raleigh Astronomy Club, getting started in astronomy, and more.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ce1FAowNesc\">Watch the livestream on YouTube<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3>Our Speakers<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Tony Rice<\/strong>, NASA\/JPL Solar System Ambassador, NASA\/Jet Propulsion Laboratory<br \/>\n<b>Michael Keefe<\/b>, Raleigh Astronomy Club Co-Chair &amp; NASA\/JPL Solar System Ambassador<br \/>\n<strong>Doug Lively<\/strong>, NASA\/JPL Solar System Ambassador, NASA\/Jet Propulsion Laboratory<br \/>\n<strong>Anastasia Vail<\/strong>, Raleigh Astronomy Club Co-Chair &amp; NASA\/JPL Solar System Ambassador<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\n<iframe class=\"embed-responsive-item\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ce1FAowNesc\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What&#8217;s happening in the night sky in 2023 and why it matters Image credit: NASA\/Michael DeMocker Join host Chris Smith with NASA Solar System Ambassadors (SSA) and the Raleigh Astronomy Club at the Science Cafe! Will the planets align this year? What&#8217;s the best full Moon? First, we&#8217;ll hear from Tony Rice, who will share&#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/event\/science-cafe-astronomy-101\/\">Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"tags":[],"tribe_events_cat":[3,5,41,13,14,15,26,8],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/79678"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tribe_events"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events\/79678\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79678"},{"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tribe_events_cat?post=79678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}