David Kiefer – Amateur Astronomers Association

Astronomy Studies: Graduate-Level

Want to go deeper into Astronomy studies? Consider the following options: 1. Consider a 3-year online master’s degree program out of Australia, the only such program

David Kiefer February 1, 2023

U.S. Solar Eclipses for 2023 and 2024

You’ll want to be aware of these eclipses and make arrangements to see them fully or partially. Annular Solar Eclipse: Oct. 14, 2023 An “annular”

David Kiefer January 1, 2023

Follow James Webb Space Telescope Deployments

The NASA.gov website gives lots of information for the general public on the background, mission, launch, and current status of the Webb Telescope. NASA also

David Kiefer January 2, 2022

Signs of Life on Venus

November 2021 AAA Lecture. Report by Monica Prado Capon, a Brooklyn College undergraduate studying astronomy with AAA’s David Kiefer. One of the biggest questions that

David Kiefer December 1, 2021

Dwarf Galaxies Near Us

In the May 2021 AAA lecture, “Getting to Know the Neighbors: Discovering New Galaxies in the Nearby Universe” Katherine Rhode of Indiana University discussed her

David Kiefer October 1, 2021

The Universal Timekeeper: Reconstructing History Atom by Atom

Dr. David Helfand is a Professor of Astronomy at Columbia University and Board Chair of the American Institute of Physics. AAA was incredibly fortunate to

David Kiefer November 9, 2020

Another Pale Blue Dot: Inside SETI Institute’s Exoplanet Search with Dr. Franck Marchis

Dr. Frank Drake’s 1980 vision of an organized Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence [SETI] has become big science today. Read more here!

David Kiefer January 1, 2019

A Peek Inside

It’s been my pleasure to offer 6-week courses for the past three years. Each September we offer Astronomy 101, a broad introduction from planets and

David Kiefer January 1, 2018

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