Wednesday, September 24, 2025 6:30-7:45 PM
Bozeman Public Library, 626 E. Main Street
How the Sun Misbehaves at Solar Maximum
A Science Inquiry Series lecture presented by Charles Kankelborg, Ph.D, Professor of Physics
Montana State University
What are the implications—and perils--of circling an active star for our technological society? Dr. Charles Kankelborg, MSU Professor of Physics, will lead the audience on a tour of the 11-year solar cycle of activity, currently at its maximum, and describe its beauty and its hazards against the backdrop of his own journey of solar exploration.
Free and open to the public
This talk is sponsored by the Gallatin Valley Friends of the Sciences, and co-sponsored by the non-profit community service organization Hopa Mountain. Our thanks to Postal Annex for assistance in producing flyers for our events.
Explore cutting edge science topics, their latest developments, and their relevance to society through speaker presentations followed by conversations between speaker and audience. Find more about us at gallatinscience.org/
Photo courtesy NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory, Atmospheric Imaging Assembly
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