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Lectures
DESERT SKIES Outdoor Lecture Series – ABDSP Visitor Center Amphitheater
Fee (per program): Members $10; Non-members $15; Children under 12 free.
Join popular astronomy author, lecturer and photographer Dennis Mammana as he enlightens and inspires us about the mysteries of the cosmos visible from the Anza-Borrego Desert. Each of these exciting programs will be followed by telescope viewing of the desert sky—weather permitting. Please dress warmly and bring a blanket on which to sit. These lectures are often scheduled on the same days as the Desert Stargazing classes so guests can learn even more during the daytime hours if they wish. While it isn't necessary, feel free to bring binoculars and a flashlight covered with red cellophane (to preserve night vision).
Shadow on the Moon
Code: Sky 4
7:00 p.m. Saturday, February 9, 2008
Beginning at dusk on Wednesday, February 20, we in Southern California will be treated to our first total eclipse of the moon in more than three years. Learn how lunar eclipses work, how they’ve influenced history, and how to view and photograph this stirring celestial event like a pro! Followed by telescope viewing of the ringed planet, weather permitting.
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Seven Wonders of the Heavens
Code: Sky 5
7:00 p.m. Saturday, March 29, 2008
Spend any time under the sky and you're bound to encounter some of the most amazing wonders the sky has to offer. From the majestic Milky Way arching overhead on a dark desert night to the drama of a fiery meteor shower to the magical waves and colors of the aurora borealis, this is one sky tour you won't soon forget!
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LIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS, LIONS IN THE DESERT, LIONS IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD! (lecture)
Code: LION
Saturday, March 22, 2008, 7:30 p.m.
Borrego Springs Performing Arts Center
Suggested Donation: $5
Join Dr. Walter Boyce, of the Wildlife Health Center at UC Davis, for a
look at mountain lions from Borrego to the coast. He’ll talk about
living with lions in southern California and share stories about
individual lions, including what happened in the 2007 wildfires.
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THE GHOST MOUNTAIN EXPERIMENT
Friday, March 21, 2008, 7:00 pm
Borrego Springs Performing Arts Center .
Suggested donation $10
In 1930, Marshal South and his wife Tanya fled civilization in pursuit of a simple back-to-nature lifestyle. For seventeen years, they lived atop Ghost Mountain and raised three children without the modern conveniences most of us take for granted. Their life in this remote desert place is the subject of this feature-length documentary by filmmaker John McDonald. Seating is first-come, first-served.
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| Deserts are extreme places—mostly they are hot, dry and hostile, yet they can also be unbearably cold and windy. Our understanding of the desert, one of the most fascinating ecosystems on earth, is often rough and unclear. Learn about deserts' challenges, their changing environments, and the deep causes of their remarkable heterogeneity. Dr. Ezcurra will discuss the evolutionary roots of the unique biological diversity in the desert, the co-evolution between deserts and humans and the threats that deserts face as large-scale environmental change progresses. Book signing to follow. |
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