Events

Mark your calendar for these events coming to the Eileen Collins Observatory at Corning Community College.  Events are co-sponsored by the Elmira-Corning Astronomical Society (ECAS).  For additional information about the Elmira-Corning Astronomical Society, please contact Dennis O'Connell at doconnell@stny.rr.com. 

Events begin at 7:30 PM unless otherwise noted.  All events at the Eileen Collins Observatory are free and open to the public.  If you have any questions, please contact Deborah Dann, Director of the Eileen Collins Observatory, at (607) 962-9316 or dann@corning-cc.edu.

Date
Upcoming Events for 2010
March 5 2010 Rick Kline
Space and Planetary Imaging Facility, Cornell
"Have Spacecraft, Will Travel!"
April 2 2010 Andy Telesca
Binghamton University
September 10 2010 Kids' Night!
7 PM-10 PM
Astronomical fun for kids of all ages! Comet demonstrations, astronomical crafts, and observing through telescopes!
November 5 2010 Larry Josbeno
Corning Community College

















Date
Past Events in 2009
February 6, 2009 Tony Cecce
Corning, Inc. and Corning Community College
"The Grand Canyon"
March 6, 2009 Dennis O'Connell
Corning Community College
"How to Build a Telescope"
April 3, 2009 Marion Weaver
Alfred University
"From the Early Universe to Earth's Atmosphere: An Astronomical Journey through Time and Ideas"
May 1, 2009 Public showing of the PBS video "400 Years of the Telescope"
June 5, 2009 Andy Telesca
Binghamton University
"LRO and LCROSS: The "New" Beginning to Lunar Exploration"
September 4, 2009 Kids' Night!
7 PM-10 PM
Astronomical fun for kids of all ages! Comet demonstrations, astronomical crafts, and observing through telescopes!
October 2, 2009 Larry Josbeno
Corning Community College
"Accelerators and Beams, Tools of Discovery and Innovation"
November 6, 2009 Dr. Steve Kawaler, Harlow Shapley Visiting Lecturer
Iowa State University
Diamonds in the Sky: The Many Deaths of Stars
7 PM in the Triangle Lounge
December 4, 2009 Dennis O'Connell
Corning Community College