Sat, Dec 10
|Dryden
Dr. Dale Partin-"The Christmas Star" and Holiday Pot Luck
Dr. Dale Partin of the Warren Astronomical Society will present "The Christmas Star".
Time & Location
Dec 10, 2022, 7:00 PM EST
Dryden, 3854 Crawford Rd, Dryden, MI 48428, USA
About the event
Image credit: NASA
THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD IN-PERSON AT SEVEN PONDS NATURE CENTER ONLY.
In ancient Israel, there had long been an expectation that the arrival of the Messiah would be accompanied by a star (Numbers 24:17). There have been a number of theories of what the Christmas star may have been and when it appeared. We’ll take a look at some of these possibilities as we approach the celebration of Christmas. Along the way, we’ll also take a brief look at the association of the future return of the Messiah with a star.
Dale Partin has a Ph.D. from Carnegie-Mellon University. He formerly did advanced research in the auto industry. He has over 80 scientific publications and 38 patents, and is a fellow of the American Physical Society and a member of Sigma Xi and the American Scientific Affiliation. He teaches astronomy at Macomb Community College here in Michigan. He has been a member of the Warren Astronomical Society since 1998 and has frequently served as an officer.
Tonight is also the return of the Holiday Pot Luck! Please bring a dish to pass (entree, desserts, salads, anything at all). Dinner will be at 7:00pm ET followed by the presentation.
Telescoping observing afterward, weather permitting.