Unfold the Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope (Free)

This lecture by Christopher Mick will provide a brief history of space telescopes and why they are built, followed by the development, testing, launch and the “29 Days on Edge” for the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The lecture will include an overview of the telescope’s unique design, the instruments onboard, where it will observe the universe and when we can expect to see the first images from the most powerful space telescope ever launched.

Mick is the executive director of Space St. Croix, an educational nonprofit that brings free space-themed STEM programming and teacher support materials to all Hudson, Wisconsin, area schools, as well as the YMCA, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and home-school programs at the Hudson Area Public Library. He is a NASA Solar System Ambassador, OSIRIS-Rex Ambassador, member of the NASA Museum & Informal Education Alliance and a blogger for the Space Science Institute. He was recently on the Education Advisory Board for Infiniscope.

He is a member of the Planetary Society, the National Space Society, is a NASA Social Alum, and has been a presenter at the Space Exploration Educators Conference at Space Center Houston, in Houston.

This lecture is free but registration is required by March 8. Cost for other lectures in the series is $10 per course, or $40 for the entire series. Registered participants will receive a Zoom link via email prior to the lecture.

All lectures will be virtual. Students can use the Zoom chat function to submit questions. All lectures will be recorded (with the exception of the James Webb Space Telescope lecture) and available for students to watch upon request. 

The Fifty and Better program was designed to offer university-level courses (no tests, no homework) taught by experts in the field, and to host social engagement activities for individuals age 50 and older.

Register

Register by 3 p.m. March 8