“What a dull universe it would be if everything in it conformed to our expectations, if it held nothing to surprise or baffle us or confound our common sense. A century ago no one foresaw the existence of black holes, an expanding universe, oceans on Jupiter's moons, or DNA. What could be more enriching than to know that we share a common origin with all living things, that we are kin to chimpanzees, redwoods and mollusks? And isn't it a source of wonder to realize that the iron in our blood and the calcium in our bones were created in the bellies of supernovas?”
 
-Steven Pinker

Thank you for joining us tonight on the 87th Global Star Party with the theme of Cosmic Evolution. We have iconic astronomers from Chile, Brazil, the UK, Canada, and the USA who are here to share their passion and knowledge of astronomy.

This program is simulcast and you can watch it on several different channels by following the links at: http://www.explorescientific.com/live

Schedule (times are in Central Daylight Time and UTC)

1st Session Introductions
6:00 p.m. 23:00 Scott Roberts - Introduces David Levy
6:05 p.m. 23:05 David Levy – Intro and Poetry
6:15 p.m. 23:15 Astronomical League Door Prizes – Terry Mann
6:30 p.m. 23:30 David Eicher - Minerals of Planet Earth - Calcium
6:45 p.m. 23:45 Gary Palmer - Live Astrophotography
7:00 p.m. 00:00 Rodrigo Zelada - Astrophotography
7:15 p.m. 00:15 Daniel Higgins with Eric Watson - Astroworld
7:30 p.m. 00:30 Russell Fralich - Space Stuff Youth Outreach
7:45 p.m. 00:45 Molly Wakeling - AstronoMolly’s Universe
 
8:00 p.m. 01:00 Ten Minute Break
 
2nd Session 
 
8:10 p.m. 02:10 Marcelo Souza - Sky’s Up Astronomy Outreach
8:25 p.m. 02:25 Maxi Falieres- Astrophotography
 
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