# Event Details

- **Event Name**: A History of the Telescope - presented by Gavin Frueh & Jacob Payne
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 17 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Fri, 17 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Please join us for the Astronomy Public Talk series, where we host short, accessible talks on a wide range of astronomy and physics-related topics—free and open to the public! This event will feature a presentation by UI Physics and Astronomy graduate students Gavin Frueh and Jacob Payne, who will share a brief history of the telescope.

A public observing session at the Van Allen Observatory will immediately follow this talk, weather permitting.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/iowa-city/a-history-of-the-telescope-presented-by-gavin-frueh-and-jacob-payne/200029951352514
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Iowa City
- **state**: IA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Van Allen Hall, Lecture Room 2 (LR2)
- **lat**: 41.661774247281
- **long**: -91.531912781748
- **full address**: Van Allen Hall, Lecture Room 2 (LR2), Van Allen Lecture Room I, Iowa City, IA 52240, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is A History of the Telescope - presented by Gavin Frueh & Jacob Payne being held?
  - **A:** A History of the Telescope - presented by Gavin Frueh & Jacob Payne takes place on Fri, 17 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm to Fri, 17 Apr, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Van Allen Hall, Lecture Room 2 (LR2), Van Allen Lecture Room I, Iowa City, IA 52240, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing A History of the Telescope - presented by Gavin Frueh & Jacob Payne?
  - **A:** A History of the Telescope - presented by Gavin Frueh & Jacob Payne is organized by Van Allen Observatory.

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