BOB BERMAN: Astronomy and Solar Eclipse Presentation

Saturday, March 23
4-5 pm in the Emerson Great Room

The Emerson Resort & Spa is pleased to announce an informative presentation led by famed astronomer Bob Berman on astronomical events visible in the Catskills night sky.  This year brings a series of brilliant spectacles, including the solar eclipse on April 8.

One of the world’s top astronomers, Bob Berman is the longtime astronomy editor of the Old Farmers Almanac and, with the casual demeanor that makes him an ongoing hit on weekly NPR radio shows and such TV programs as Late Night with David Letterman, Berman will discuss the astronomical discoveries, conjunctions, meteor showers and Northern Lights chances we can expect between now and year’s end, paying special attention to best ways to view the upcoming April 8 solar eclipse.

Appropriate for anyone ages 7 to 99, audience members will get to hold an actual asteroid and hear NASA “insider” stories of strange unpublished events including the greatest secret behind the bizarre “first step” of Neil Armstrong and the two homes in our own region that were penetrated by meteorites.

This is a complimentary event.  Seating is first come, first serve. For more information and to register go to https://emersonresort.com/experiences/#!/e/astronomy-presentation-by-bob-berman-c5c2ad7c/

About Bob Berman
Bob Berman is the world’s most widely read astronomer. Since the mid-1990s his celebrated Strange Universe feature has been published monthly in Astronomy magazine, while also appearing in each issue of Discover  from 1989-2006. Berman is the astronomy editor of the Old Farmers Almanac. He has authored more than a thousand mass-market articles and been a guest on such TV shows as Today, CBS This Morning, and Late Night with David Letterman.  Bob Berman published 12 popular science books with numerous foreign editions, most published by Harper Collins and Little Brown. Radio listeners in seven states hear his Strange Universe program Sunday mornings during NPR’s Weekend Edition. For 17 years starting in 1979, Berman created and conducted the summer astronomy program at Yellowstone Park for the National Park Service and Yellowstone Institute.  Berman owns and manages educational programs at  two Ulster County observatories, and the Storm King Observatory at Cornwall, New York.