6 Nov. 2025 – Club Meeting Presentation
— Thursday night, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
This free speaker presentation will be offered in-person at the
UNC-Asheville Reuter Center and virtually online. Registration is not required; use this Zoom link to watch the presentation remotely.
Although parking for this meeting at the Reuter Center is free, you must register your vehicle with a “Visitor 5pm – 6am” permit type
at this link. Once registration is complete, visitors will not need to print or display a permit; the system utilizes camera-based License Plate Recognition technology. All vehicles must park front-end in, so that the license plate is visible.
An Astronomy Guest Speaker Series Event – a collaboration of the Astronomy Club of Asheville and UNC-Asheville
James Webb Space Telescope: The Story So Far
– presented by
Maggie Connelly,
Planetarium Specialist at Roper Mountain Science Center
After nearly four groundbreaking years in space, what has the James Webb Space Telescope revealed about our universe? Join us for a captivating journey through space and time as we explore the incredible discoveries made by this revolutionary observatory!
In this dynamic presentation, we’ll dive into the telescope’s four key science goals and uncover how Webb is transforming our understanding of the cosmos. From the birth of galaxies to the atmospheres of distant exoplanets and the intricate lifecycles of stars, the James Webb Space Telescope is rewriting the story of our universe—and you won’t want to miss what we’ve learned so far.
Come ready to be inspired, amazed, and awed by the power of modern astronomy!