On September 24, during Science Literacy Week, Hitchens will host Eye in the Sky: The Hubble Space Telescope, a discussion of the telescope from its launch in 1990 to its retirement in 2011. Hubble was one of the most productive tools for collecting information beyond our planet. Canada has a storied history with Hubble, contributing the Canadarm, which helped maintain and repair the telescope during its two decades of operation. The event takes place from 2-3 p.m. at Isabel Turner Branch. Register online. Hitchens will return to the Isabel Turner Branch during World Space Week for Voyager: Quest for the Titans, October 5 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. over 23 billion kilometers away. Voyager, launched in 1977, collected valuable information about Saturn, its moon Titan and Jupiter, and continues to communicate with Earth. Register online “It will be great to have Frank back at KFPL to discuss Hubble and Voyager,” said Jake Miller, Librarian, Adult Programming. “So much of what we have learned over the last four decades is due to these wonderful instruments. These sessions will be an excellent entry point for those involved in astronomy. The seats are already filling up!” Version | image: Kingston Frontenac Public Library
