Historic Lecture Series: The Night the Stars Fell

Name: Historic Lecture Series: The Night the Stars Fell
Start: 2024-11-17T18:00:00-07:00
End: 2024-11-17T21:00:00-07:00
Location: 19192 Highway 8, Morrison, CO, United States, Colorado 80465

Schedule

Sun Nov 17 2024 at 06:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

19192 Highway 8, Morrison, CO, United States, Colorado 80465 | Morrison, CO

Former Denver Astronomical Society President, Ron Hranac, will discuss “What is a meteor?” His lecture comes at the same time as the early meteor shower appeared at Bent’s Fort during the Leonid meteor shower. Thousands of meteors blazed through the night and into the morning of November 12, 1833, as the entire world watched one of the most spectacular sights of human history. The event had a significant impact on the Plains Indians who believed this might signal the end of the world. After dinner, enjoy looking at the stars through 19th century and modern telescopes in the Fort’s Courtyard, courtesy of the Denver Astronomical Society.
After dinner, enjoy looking at stars in the night sky, and the planets Jupiter and Saturn, through telescopes in the Fort’s Courtyard, courtesy of the Denver Astronomical Society.
Sunday November 17, 2024, 6:00 p.m.
Dinner Lecture at The Fort
19192 Highway 8, Morrison, CO 80465
Dinner Menu - Buffalo six-ounce tenderloin aux poivre (green peppercorn sauce), Fort potatoes (red potatoes tossed in caramelized onion, Anasazi beans and corn), seasonal vegetables. Dessert - Bobby Chaim's creamy cheesecake drizzled with huckleberry preserves.
Dinner Lecture ticket purchase and reservations may be made by calling Tesoro Cultural Center at 303-839-1671 or using the ticketing link attached to this event listing.