OCT 19, 2024 — Allen Husker Talk & Telescopes Night

Allen Husker serves as the Manager of the Southern California Seismic Network and the Southern California Earthquake Data Center. Prior to this role, he held the position of Professor at the Institute of Geophysics in the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), where he also chaired the Seismology Department. With a wealth of experience, Husker concurrently served as the Station Manager for the seismic stations of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization in Mexico for an extended period. During this time, he had the unique opportunity to represent a Mexican institution as a foreigner at the United Nations in Vienna, Austria, a role that echoed the longstanding tradition of foreign scientists contributing to scientific discourse in the USA.

Evening Schedule:

• The night begins at 5:30 PM with a talk given by our featured speaker.
• Immediately after the talk, there will be time to picnic at tables provided outdoors while the sky darkens for telescope viewing.  Bring your own food, or order dinner from the food truck that will be available. 
• Once it is dark, attendees can view the night sky until 11:30 PM through both the 60- and 100-inch telescopes (you can leave at any point in the evening).
• The Los Angeles Astronomical Society will have its telescopes set up around the grounds for viewing different night sky objects.

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