CMA Presents "Brother Astronomer: Adventures of a Vatican Scientist"

Tuesday, April 16, 2002

4:45pm to 6:00pm

JPL, von Karman Auditorium

Brother Guy Consolmagno, Curator of the Vatican Meteorite Collection,

How did a young American planetary scientist become the curator of a world-class meteorite collection at the Vatican Observatory? For that matter, how did the Vatican come to have a meteorite collection, and an observatory, in the first place? The history of the Vatican Observatory, and the personal history of its meteorite curator, takes us from the Tower of the Winds to the wind-swept East Antarctic Plateau. Br. Guy Consolmagno will present his unique perspective on the Vatican's role in astronomy and his worldly journeys to understand the solar system.

Br. Guy Consolmagno SJ (PhD) is curator of the Vatican Meteorite Collection and author of the popular books Turn Left at Orion (with Dan M. Davis), The Way to the Dwelling of Light, and Brother Astronomer.

This event is free. All JPL/Caltech personnel are welcome.

For additional information about this event, please send e-mail to [email protected] or call Randii Wessen, (818) 354-7580.

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