Here Comes your Cosmic Perspective with Dr. Scott Fisher
Saunders Memorial Lecture Series --->> Thursday October 26, 2023 - 6:30PM - (Doors open at 6:15) - Admission is Free
In this informal and friendly talk Astronomer, Dr. Scott Fisher, will weave together a tale of three topics: the scale of the Solar System, exoplanets, and SETI - the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. This talk contains pictures and videos from observatories like the Hubble Space Telescope and our own Pine Mountain Observatory. With our new perspective, he will move into a discussion of one of the most exciting recent discoveries in all of astronomy - the existence of Exo-planets. From there, Dr. Fisher will talk about SETI – and the scientific projects in progress that are “looking for ET”.
Dr. Scott Fisher is a faculty member in the University of Oregon Department of Physics where he teaches introductory-level astronomy courses and serves as the Director for Undergraduate Studies for the department. Scott is the Director of Pine Mountain Observatory, which is located about 30 miles east of Bend, OR in an area with some of the darkest skies left in the continental US. Scott previously worked at the National Science Foundation in Washington, DC where he was responsible for selecting and funding astronomy programs across the United States. Before his time in Washington, Scott was based in Hilo, Hawaii where he worked as a staff scientist of the Gemini Observatory. At Gemini, he worked as an instrument scientist and as a member of the Gemini Outreach team.
Come learn a new Cosmic Perspective! Bowman Museum- Admission is Free- more information 541-447-3715