A crowd sits in a darkened amphitheater before a lit up screen and mountains in the distance. Dusk.

Guest Speaker - David Cheney

Great Basin National Park

Special Event
  • Every day at 6:00 PM from October 12, 2023 to October 13, 2023
  • Free

We are joined by NASA Heliophysicist David Cheney for this rare event! 


David Cheney served in the US Navy for 20 years as a nuclear power instructor and a meteorologist and oceanographer. Prior to serving in the military he taught math and science in high school and junior high in Utah. David is a program executive managing space projects for the Heliophysics Division of the Science Mission Directorate at NASA. David lived in Ely Nevada for eight years while he was growing up.

Thursday's talk will cover what Heliophysics is, how NASA studies the sun, and how this research impacts us on earth.

Friday's presentation will include the fundamentals of an eclipse, the difference between and total eclipse and an annular eclipse, and other fun facts about eclipses.

More information

Fees

This event is free to attend.

Location

Latitude and Longitude 39.000000, -114.000000

Schedule

Days:

Every day

Dates:

October 12, 2023 to October 13, 2023

Time:

6:00 PM

Duration:

30 minutes

Contact Information

Lead Astronomy Ranger
775.234.7523
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Event Type

  • Festival
  • Talk
Tags: astronomy, festival, astronomy festival, dark sky, dark sky park, night sky, stars, exoplanets, guest speaker, research, eclipse