Event



Public Event on the evening of June 19 including programming in DRL and night sky observing on Shoemaker Green

The panel discussion will be moderated by Dr. Derrick Pitts, Chief Astronomer at the Franklin Institute
- | David Rittenhouse Laboratory, 209 S. 33rd Street
  • How do I become an astronomer?
  • What’s it like to be an astronomer?
  • How do astronomers study the early universe?

The panel discussion will be moderated by Dr. Derrick Pitts, Chief Astronomer at the Franklin Institute, and will feature three Simons Observatory scientists who recently authored fascinating tales of our universe and their journeys to understand it!