[SJAA-announce] Astronomy Lecture Spotlights New Horizons at Jupiter

[Bob & Brenda Havner]

Astronomy Lecture Spotlights New Horizons at Jupiter (and Some Saturn 
News)November 13, 20077-8:30 p.m.
As part of the ninth annual Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, Dr. 
Jeff Moore of NASA Ames will present New Horizons at Jupiter (and some 
Saturn News), an illustrated, non-technical talk, Tuesday, Nov. 13, at 7 
p.m. in the Smithwick Theatre at Foothill College. Admission is free and the 
public is invited. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Arrive 
early to locate parking.

In February, NASA's New Horizons spacecraft swung by the giant planet 
Jupiter on its way to Pluto. Its instruments recorded images and other data 
about Jupiter's wild weather (including observations of an infant storm 2/3 
the size of Earth), its ring, and its giant moons. Dr. Moore will show the 
wonderful new photos of the Jupiter system and discuss some of the 
discoveries made by New Horizons.

He will also talk about one of the most exciting discoveries of the Cassini 
mission around Saturn--the new understanding and exploration of water 
geysers on the moon Enceladus.

Moore is research scientist at NASA's Ames Research Center, specializing in 
the evolution of the surfaces of planets and icy moons, including Mars and 
the moons of Jupiter. He is the leader of the imaging node for the New 
Horizons mission.

The free lecture series is sponsored by the Foothill College Astronomy 
Program, NASA Ames Research Center, SETI Institute and Astronomical Society 
of the Pacific. Past lectures from the series are available in MP3-format 
online.

Visitors must purchase a campus parking permit for $2 (eight quarters). 
Parking lots 1, 5 and 6 provide access to the theatre. For more information, 
access www.foothill.edu or call (650) 949-7888.