The Last Stargazers

The Last Stargazers: True Stories and Adventures of Astronomy

Wednesday, April 17, 7:30pm

Astronomers adventure across the world’s highest mountains and to the literal ends of the Earth in the hopes of answering some of humanity’s oldest questions: Who are we? Where did we come from?” Are we alone?

Along the way, they grapple with everything from erupting volcanoes to marauding squirrels, facing a rapidly changing night sky and a technological renaissance that’s changing the very nature of how we study the stars. From a breathtaking flight through the Antarctic stratosphere to tall tales of wild bears loose in the observatory, this evening of storytelling and science will take you on a sweeping behind-the-scenes tour of today’s most exciting astronomical discoveries.