Public Speaking Event – Exploring the Milky Way Galaxy

Please join us for our first public guest speaking event of the season on Friday, November 17th at 7 pm in the Lewes Public Library large conference room.  Exploring the Milky Way Galaxy will be presented by renowned astronomer, Mr. Jim O’Leary.  The presentation will include a discussion on aspects of our galactic home in space and will include images from the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes.  The event is free to the public and will start promptly at 7 pm at the Lewes Public Library.

Jim O’Leary, a regular contributor to the Overfalls Foundation guest speaker program, served as chief astronomy specialist for the Maryland Science Center, producing programs for the Davis Planetarium and films for the IMAX 3D Theater, many of which played in theaters worldwide.  He also oversaw renovation of the Science Center’s rooftop observatory and its 1927-era telescope and has offered dozens of science workshops for educators across the mid-Atlantic region.