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Contact
Dr. Ken Lui
Events/Program Chair, LA, AIAA Los Angeles Las Vegas section American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Los Angeles - Las Vegas Section
949-426-8175
events.aiaalalv@gmail.com
AIAA LA-LV e-Section Meeting / e-Town Hall Meeting
October 20, 2021, 7 PM PDT (US and Canada) (GMT-0700)
an AIAA LA-LV Zoom webinar
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Poetry of the Night:
A Nightwatchman’s Journey
by
Dr. David H. Levy
Wendee’s Husband,
Comet and Asteroid Hunter, Co-Discoverer, Shoemaker-Levy 9
Editor of the web magazine Sky’s Up!
Columnist, Skyward, in the local Vail Voice paper,
Emmy Award Winner, "Three Minutes to Impact" Documentary ,
Five honorary doctorates in Science and
a PhD which combines astronomy and English Literature
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$2.95: AIAA Professional Member
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$1.95: AIAA Educator Member
$4.95: Non-AIAA Member - Educator
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$2.95: AIAA Professional Member
$5.95: Non-AIAA Member - Professional
$1.95: AIAA Educator Member
$4.95: Non-AIAA Member - Educator
$1.45: AIAA University Student Member
$4.45: Non-AIAA Member - University Student
$0 (No Charge): AIAA High School (HS) Student Member, Non AIAA Member HS Student, and other K-12 Student
(Those K-12 student registrants will be required to type in a statement during registration to confirm with honesty they are indeed High School or K-12 Students.)
$2.95: AIAA Member - Other Categories
$5.95: Non-AIAA Member - Other Categories
Meet David |
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David is a PhD which combines astronomy and English Literature. He is the co-Discoverer of the legendary Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, which impacted Jupiter in 1993, a vivid example of the importance of Planetary Defense in our lifetime. A short bio for a tall man. David H. Levy is arguably one of the most enthusiastic and famous amateur astronomers of our time. Although he has never taken a class in astronomy, he has written over three dozen books, has written for three astronomy magazines and has appeared on television programs featured on the Discovery and the Science Channels. Among David’s accomplishments are 23 comet discoveries, the most famous being Shoemaker-Levy 9 that collided with Jupiter in 1994, a few hundred shared asteroid discoveries, an Emmy for the documentary Three Minutes to Impact, five honorary doctorates in Science and a PhD which combines astronomy and English Literature. Currently, he is the editor of the web magazine Sky’s Up!, has a monthly column, Skyward, in our local Vail Voice paper. David continues to hunt for comets and asteroids, and lectures worldwide. |
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