On Wednesday October 14 at 5:00 PM, Dr. Jeffrey Hall, Director of Lowell Observatory, will be speaking about “Dark Skies and All The News from Lowell Observatory”. This is the third ‘virtual’ KSB Speaker Series event, where members of KSB and the public can participate via Zoom.
According to Dr. Hall, “Lowell Observatory is planning a major expansion to its outreach programs and continues to perform cutting-edge research at its 4.3-meter Discovery Channel Telescope. The Observatory has also been working extensively with the City of Flagstaff on a retrofit of its street light system that will preserve Flagstaff’s dark skies.” Mr. Hall will talk about all these developments during the course of the evening.
To join the event, use the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86492556633. The passcode is 112020. If you choose to join the event only by phone, you can dial 602-753-0140 or 954-429-2566. When prompted for a Webinar number, enter 864 9255 6633, and the passcode of 112020.
A Flagstaff resident for more than 20 years, Dr. Hall has served as Director of Lowell Observatory since June 2010. He joined the staff at Lowell in 1992 as a postdoctoral research fellow. He received a B. A. in Physics in 1986 from Johns Hopkins and a Ph.D. in Astronomy and Astrophysics in 1991 from Penn State. His research at Lowell has focused on solar and stellar activity cycles, with the goal of lending an astronomical perspective to solar influences on terrestrial climate.
He presently serves as a member of Flagstaff’s leadership group, the Flagstaff Forty, and is former President of the Governing Board of Northland Preparatory Academy as well as of the Board of Directors of the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra. His principal avocation is music and he has been the substitute organist at Flagstaff’s Episcopal Church of the Epiphany for many years.