The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (60 Garden Street in Cambridge) will host its monthly Observatory Night on January 21 at 7:30PM on the topic of Sweating the Small Stuff: The Fun and Fear of Near-Earth Asteroids. The lecture is intended for high-school and older audiences but children are welcome. Admission is free, no reservations are necessary, and seating is limited. For more information, call 617-495-7461 or email pubaffairs@cfa.harvard.edu. Future Observatory events:
- February 18: Monthly Observatory Night — Big Data to Big Art
- March 3: Sci-fi Movie Night – “Gravity”
- March 17: Monthly Observatory Night — Where Do Planets Come From?
- April 7: Sci-fi Movie Night – “Fantastic Voyage”
- April 21: Monthly Observatory Night — The Wild West of Star Formation
- May 19: Author’s Night –The New Cosmos: Answering Astronomy’s Big Questions