Bob Siederer
Oct 14, 2024

Aurora Borealis in Maine from this past week

Hello again Science Fans!

It has been a busy few weeks, so let’s get right into it.

As you may have heard, there’s a lot going on up in the night sky. The Aurora Borealis has been seen quite far south again, including some sightings in the Bay Area. Alex Filippenko, famed UC Berkeley astronomer, sent this update:

The Sun has been very active the past few weeks, with many big sunspots visible (e.g., 

The first SciSchmooze of Fall

Bob Siederer
23 September 2024

Dr. George Berci, 1921 - 2024

Hello again Science Fans!

Did you notice a change today? Me either, but at 5:44 AM today, astronomical Autumn began in the Northern Hemisphere, the Autumnal Equinox. So happy fall.

Our calendar has gotten much more active now that schools are back in session and more seminars are on the schedules. We’re listing 94 events over the next two weeks. More will be added to our calendar as we find them, and some already listed will be updated as titles, abstracts, and speakers are provided. As always, should you want to attend an event we list, click through to the host’s website for any last minute updates or cancellations. Or 

Labor Day SciSchmooze

Green Water 01: A fully-electric 10,000 tonne container ship
Image: China Ocean Shipping Company

Hello again science fans.
Bonjour à tous les fans de science.
(Over 45,000 Bay Area residents speak French at home.)


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Above is the world’s second all-electric cargo ship. It’s 120m long, 24m wide, and has the battery capacity of a thousand Model Y Teslas (50,000,000 Wh). Like the other and smaller electric cargo ship - the Yara Birkeland - it is plying inland rivers instead of the open oceans. Ocean shipping ac


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