Speaker's Night: Dwarf Planet Revealed: New Horizons at Pluto

Paul Delaney, York University

The search for Pluto started in 1781 with the confirmed observation of Uranus. It took until 1930 for an astronomer to find the "9th planet."  Little did Clyde Tombaugh know the excitement his discovery would generate in the 21st century.  However, the secrets of the last of the "classical planets" would not be revealed until the fly by of the New Horizons spacecraft in July 2015.  This lecture will summarize the history of Pluto and the results sent back to date from New Horizons.  The revelations are unexpected!

Who can attend: everyone including non-members
Fee: free
Reservation not needed
Location: North York Memorial Community Hall, 5110 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON  M2N 6M1
Meeting Room: Burgundy Room A