The Moons of the Solar System – The Sky Tonight
It’s the first week of the month. You know what that means… it’s time for The Sky Tonight!
The Sky Tonight
The Sky Tonight is held in person at the Fleet Science Center the first Wednesday night of every month and the second Sunday in the Heikoff Giant Dome Theater in Balboa Park. And if you can’t join us in person, join us for The Sky Tonight: Virtual Edition on the third Wednesday at 7 PM. We’ll make sure you see all the same amazing images as the audience under the dome. And the virtual shows are pay-as-you-wish! From free to $20, with any amount going to support events like these. Just make sure you register in advance so you can receive the Zoom link.
The Sky Tonight show takes the audience on a tour of the night sky, and then we focus on a specific topic. This month, we’ll tour the moons of the solar system!
What will you see?
After a sky tour, we’ll explore the moons of the solar system. In my opinion, the moons are much more intriguing than the planets. Underwater oceans, extreme volcanism, liquid nitrogen geysers… the moons display a wide and beautiful variety of environments. We won’t have time to explore them all. As of winter 2024, Saturn alone has 146 moons! But we will learn about some of the most interesting together.
Hopefully we’ll see you soon at The Sky Tonight and other events at the Fleet Science Center.
Wishing you clear skies!
If you’re interested, check out this post about volcanism on one of Jupiter’s moons, Io – https://lisawillspace.com/2023/05/how-volcanism-works-on-jupiters-moon-io/
