Event List

Astronomy Club Meeting - Friday Dec 13 @ 7:00 PM

Begins : Friday, December 13, 2024 at 7:00 PM Central Standard Time

Ends : Friday, December 13, 2024 at 9:00 PM Central Standard Time

Duration : 2 hours

Friday December 13, 2024  -  7:00 PM -  Astronomy Club meeting 

    105 E  B  St   Jenks, OK   see map link below 

 

Each Month during the school year our club holds a general meeting open to both our members and guests.  We meet in the spacious Jenks High School Planetarium which has ample space for social distancing.  At our meetings you can enjoy presentations topics such as current space exploration, astronomical events and on occasion we get the opportunity to preview the latest planetarium production the students are working on. You also can learn more about past, present, and future club events and activities.    

 

This is a great opportunity for our members and guests to share their enthusiasm for astronomy and learn from each other.     We hope to see you there!



Our program will feature a Night Sky Network presentation on the NASA Europa Clipper Mission.  

The featured speaker will be Dr. Bonnie Barate, Deputy Project Scientist for the Europa Clipper Mission.

Europa is Jupiter's fourth largest moon.  Its surface features indicate that a vast ocean of water lies below its icy outer crust.

The Europa Clipper's main science goal is to determine whether there are places below its icy surface that could support life.  


Europa Clipper was launched Oct 14, 2024 to begin its six year long journey to reach its destination in April 2030.  

To do so it will use gravity assists from Mars on March 1, 2025 and then back toward Earth on December 3, 2026 to use its gravity to propel it on to Jupiter. 



NOTE: If Jenks School System is closed due to weather the event will be cancelled.

 

Location 

The Jenks Planetarium is located at 105 East B St.    

The Planetarium is on the third floor of the Math and Science building.

Parking is on the west side of the building.  If that lot is full there is more on the east side.

 

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