Recorded Talks and Presentations
Videos of talks and presentations at the Observatory
Tragedy on the Ice: U-M Astronomy and the Ill-Fated Greely Polar Expedition
June 12, 2023
When a U-M faculty member recommends his prize pupil -- Edward Israel -- for a daring expedition in Greenland, disaster strikes on multiple fronts. Andrew Rutledge, research associate, and Lara Zielin, editorial director, at the Bentley Historical Library take the viewer on a deep dive into this story of science, tragedy, and a young astronomer's courage.
Movie Night: “Big Astronomy” w/ Dr. Shannon Schmoll
March 23, 2023
Dr. Shannon Schmoll, director of the MSU Abrams Planetarium, discusses Big Astronomy, or Astronomia a Gran Escala, a documentary that she and others produced to share the story of the people and places who make big astronomy and big science happen. The show takes visitors to the extreme sites where astronomy happens in the most extreme environments and with some of the most interesting people.
Science @DO: “Mirror, mirror in the basement…” with Prof. Pat Seitzer
March 16, 2023
Science@DO was joined by U-M Astronomy Professor emeritus Pat Seitzer to share the story of a giant telescope mirror that once lived in the Detroit Observatory basement and found a home in a telescope across the Atlantic Ocean.
