Adult Education Classes

Spring 2023

The Changing Sky

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

7:00 - 9:00 pm


An introduction to how we look at and organize the sky from coordinate systems, time measurements and celestial navigation to the motion and appearance of the Moon and planets in the sky.

Planetary Science

Tuesday, April 4, 2023

7:00 - 9:00 pm


Travel to the depths of our Solar System to exploration the physical features of planets, moons, and asteroids. We’ll present some of the latest planetary science and imagery to help understand the structure our Solar System.

How to Make an Apple Pie

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

7:00 - 9:00 pm


Travel through space to witness the birth, life and death of stars and ultimate where the stuff we are made of came from. We’ll explore how stars form, how they live and how they, sometimes violently, end their life. Learn about nebulas, supernovas, black holes, white dwarfs, and more during a journey through our galaxy’s most fascinating stellar objects.

Universe: the Grand Tour

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

7:00 - 9:00 pm


Blast off from Earth to the farthest reaches of the universe. We’ll explore Earth’s location in the Milky Way, travel to other galaxies and look at the large-scale structure of the universe. This program explores the big ideas of our universe.

Registration

Go to: https://www.glastonburyus.org/adulted to register.