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DESCRIPTION:Web destination SpeakEasy is presenting an on-line talk by (and discussion 
 with) astronomer/educator Andrew Fraknoi, entitled:\n“Where Jeff Bezos’ 
 Great Grand-Daughter Will Go for Her Honeymoon: The Top Tourist Sights of 
 the Solar System.”\n\nFor more information and to reserve a spot, see: 
 \nhttps://www.speakeasy.com/event/tourist-sights-solar-system  \n\nThe tour 
 will explore the most intriguing future “tourist destinations” among 
 the planets and moons in our cosmic neighborhood. Stops will include the 
 4,000-mile lava channel on Venus, the towering Mount Olympus volcano on 
 Mars (three times the height of Mount Everest), the awesome Verona Cliffs 
 on the moon Miranda (which are the tallest “lover’s leap” in the 
 solar system), and the recently discovered salt-water steam geysers on 
 Saturn’s intriguing moon Enceladus (nicknamed “Cold Faithful.”). The 
 tour will finish with the latest images of the eerie vistas on 
 Pluto.\n\nAndrew Fraknoi retired in 2017 as the Chair of the Astronomy 
 Department at Foothill College, and now teaches non-credit astronomy 
 courses for older adults at The Fromm Institute at the University of San 
 Francisco and the OLLI program at SF State. Fraknoi has appeared regularly 
 on local and national radio, explaining astronomical developments in 
 everyday language, and was the California Professor of the Year in 2007. He 
 is the lead author of a college astronomy textbook (Astronomy from 
 OpenStax) and a children's book, When the Sun Goes Dark. He also writes 
 science fiction and has had three stories published in the last few years. 
 The International Astronomical Union has named Asteroid 4859 Asteroid 
 Fraknoi to honor his contributions to the public understanding of science.  
 See: http://fraknoi.com for more about his work.\n\nThis talk is offered 
 through Speakeasy (www.speakeasy.com), a startup bringing the vibrancy of a 
 university campus to you, wherever you happen to be.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/29/18836272.php
SUMMARY:A Tourist Tour of the Solar System
LOCATION:On-line at: https://www.speakeasy.com/event/tourist-sights-solar-system 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2020/08/29/18836272.php
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