Holiday Closure - Sunday March 31

Please note that all TADL network libraries will be closed on Sunday March 31, 2024.

Webb First Images: Expert Panel (webinar)

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Explore, Science/Nature, Summer

Age Group:

All Ages
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Program Description

Event Details

Northwestern Michigan College (NMC), the Traverse Area District Library (TADL), and the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore will join together to simulcast an expert panel discussion of the first images from NASA's new James Webb Space Telescope.  Dr. Jerry Dobek, Head of Sciences at NMC, will host the event and answer audience questions via the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJwnMRBKhkQ

Doors open at 5:15 p.m. for in-person viewings at TADL Main and The Dennos Museum.

·         Eric Smith - https://science.nasa.gov/about-us/leadership/dr-eric-smith

·         Klaus Pontoppidan - https://www.stsci.edu/stsci-research/research-directory/klaus-pontoppidan

·         Knicole Colon - https://www.jwst.nasa.gov/content/meetTheTeam/people/colon.html

·         Stephanie Milam - https://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/sed/bio/stefanie.n.milam