Presentation on May 1, 8:00 pm PST in the CSM Planetarium Speaker: Prof. Brian Lantz, Stanford Exploring the Gravitational Wave Universe with LIGO Free and open to the public. Free parking in nearby lots. Measuring gravitational waves is a revolutionary new way to do astronomy. In 2015, LIGO (the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory) first detected […]
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Art Without An Artist:
Can AI Be Considered An Artist? Friday, March 20, 2026 at CSM
Speaker: Theo Schutt
Presentation on March 6, 8:00 pm PST in the CSM Planetarium Speaker: Theo Schutt, Cosmologist, Stanford/SLAC, KIPAC From First Light to Feature Film: Preparing Rubin to Record a Decade-long Cosmic Show Sorry, this event has sold out, tickets no longer available. You may try attending on standby basis, no guarantee of entry. This event is […]
Speaker: Chanan Greenberg
Presentation on 12/5/2025, 8:00pm PST in the CSM Planetarium Chanan Greenberg: Astrophotographer Capturing Cosmic Magic through Astrophotography Free and open to the public. Why do people bother with astrophotography, especially when high quality images are available for free from professional telescopes? In this presentation you will learn about the joy and magic of capturing images […]
Speaker: Dr Sofia Sheikh
Presentation on February 6, 8:00 pm PST in the CSM Planetarium Speaker: Dr Sofia Sheikh, Technosignature Research Scientist, SETI Searching for Technological Life in the Universe Free and open to the public. Free Parking in nearby lots. An image of the 42-dish Allen Telescope Array (ATA), at the Hat Creek Radio Observatory in Northern California. […]
Speaker: Professor Darryl Stanford
Presentation on November 7, 8:00pm PST in the CSM Planetarium Speaker: Astronomy Professor Darryl Stanford College of San Mateo Planetarium Show – The Sky Tonight Plus Full Dome Movie: Incoming! Free and open to the public. Free Parking in nearby lots. Embark on a journey back in time and across the Solar System, following the […]
Speaker: Katherine Laliotis
Presentation on October 3, 8:00pm PST in the CSM Planetarium Speaker: Katherine Laliotis, Cosmologist, KIPAC Illuminating the Universe Through Weak Gravitational Lensing Free and open to the public. Free Parking in nearby lots. NASA’s Roman Space Telescope project has successfully integrated essential components, enhancing its capability to study astronomical phenomena like dark matter and exoplanets. […]
Speaker: Katherine Laliotis
Presentation on October 3, 8:00pm PST in the CSM Planetarium Speaker: Katherine Laliotis, Cosmologist, KIPAC Illuminating the Universe Through Weak Gravitational Lensing Free and open to the public. Free Parking in nearby lots. NASA’s Roman Space Telescope project has successfully integrated essential components, enhancing its capability to study astronomical phenomena like dark matter and exoplanets. […]
Presentations by CSM Michael Chriss Scholarship Award Winners
May 2, 7:30 pm PDT Program Starts in the CSM Planetarium with the Michael Chriss Scholarship Award Winner talks, details below, followed at 8:00 pm by Dr Pascal Lee Free and open to the public. In the College of San Mateo Planetarium. Free parking in nearby lots, eg Lot S (5) or Lot R. Click here for Google map/directions CSM Astronomy […]
Speaker: Dr Pascal Lee
May 2, 7:30 pm PDT Program Starts in the CSM Planetarium with the Michael Chriss Scholarship Award Winner talks, followed at 8:00 pm by Dr Pascal Lee (details below) 8:00 PM Speaker: Dr. Pascal Lee, Planetary Scientist SETI Institute, Mars Institute, and NASA Ames Research Center The Moon & Mars: Amazing Places for Humans to […]