[sfevents] Fwd: Next Benjamin Dean Lecture - Monday, November 3

[Michael Portuesi, SFSA]

Escape from the last-minute campaign ads! Join us for the next  
Benjamin Dean Lecture on Monday, November 3. We will be joined by Dr.  
Rachel Street of Las Cumbres Observatory and the SuperWASP project.  
Her talk, Discovering New Worlds, will begin at 7:30 pm.

" Humans have wondered about the existence of other planets since  
ancient times. We live in an exciting era when we are discovering  
planets in other star systems. These systems are turning out to be far  
more diverse and extraordinary than we ever expected. This talk will  
follow the timeline of discovery, tracking the search for extra-solar  
planets from the early false starts to the outstanding successes of  
recent years.  Along the way, we'll look at how these elusive objects  
can be found, what we have learned about them so far and end with a  
look at what forthcoming space missions may tell us."

The lecture will be held in Kanbar Hall at the Jewish Community Center  
of San Francisco (3200 California Street). We hope to see you there!  
Two lectures to go before the return of the Dean Series to the  
Morrison Planetarium in Golden Gate Park. Be sure to be a part of the  
20th anniversary of the series in 2009!



Benjamin Dean Lecture Series
Morrison Planetarium
California Academy of Sciences
deanseries at calacademy.org
www.calacademy.org
www.calacademy.org/events/index.php
(415) 379-8000

Golden Gate Park
55 Music Concourse Drive
San Francisco, California 94118



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