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TCNA General Meeting and James Webb Telescope presentation

November 15, 2023 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

TCNA General Meeting
November 15, 2023
CHANGE TIME FOR PRESENTATION
7:00 James Webb Telescope
Calvert Middle School Auditorium
6:30 Social Time
Wine, soft drinks, and cheese, crackers, fruit
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7:00-7:45
Josh Peek,
Guest Speaker
James Webb Telescope
7:45- 8:30
TCNA Business Meeting
Anyone interested in the universe will enjoy and learn from the keynote speaker. Invite your family, neighbors, and children who are interested in space. You don’t have to be a member of TCNA to attend the social, presentation, or the business meeting.
7:00-7:45 Special Presentation
James Webb Telescope, Josh Peek
Head of the Space Telescope Science Institute’s Data Science Mission Office

Josh Peek, an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute, has agreed to do a presentation about the Space Telescope Science Institute, our neighbor on San Martin Drive, and the James Webb Space Telescope, whose science and mission operations are run there. He will discuss the JWST’s design, launch, how it works.

He will show some exciting images, scientific results from its first year and the most current information. Finally, he will explain a little about how he fits in, and future directions for the STSci and astronomy.

Details

Date:
November 15, 2023
Time:
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Venue

Calvert Middle School