In partnership with longtime Springfield News-Sun writer Tom Stafford, Wittenberg class of 1976, Professor Emeritus Daniel Fleisch will be discussing the following topics throughout the month of March in both the print and online versions of the local paper. Corresponding presentations on each topic will also take place every Sunday at 1 p.m. in Weaver Observatory with a solar observing session (skies permitting) to follow.
- Sunday, March 10: Galaxies
- Sunday, March 17: Stars
- News Sun Feature Story: The lives of stars: Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, nebula to nebula
- Sunday, March 24: Planets
- News Sun Feature Story: Witt’s Fleisch explains ‘the Goldilocks Zone’ for life on planets
- Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7: Eclipse Tips