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Event Information:
When: Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, 1 p.m.
Age limit: All ages
Where:
YSU - Ward Beecher Planetarium
2001 Ward Beecher Hall
Youngstown, OH
330-941-1370
Categorized under: Colleges & Universities | YSU calendar, Education | Special Interest.
Recuring Event? No
Long Description: Were the Apollo visits to the moon actually a hoax? Have aliens landed on Earth? Can you tell your future by the stars? Prepare to debunk and tackle pseudoscience head-on with Bad Astronomy: Myths and Misconceptions. Based on the popular book and website of the same name, Bad Astronomy offers a good mix of the serious and the silly to teach about the cosmos. Join the “Bad Astronomer” Phil Plait as he stars in and narrates this critical look at popular myths and misconceptions to show audiences how science can be used to evaluate questionable claims. From the Detroit Science Center, general audiences.
Event posted: May 11, 2009
Last updated: Aug. 16, 2016