# Event Details

- **Event Name**: “A History of the Size of Our Universe” by Brewster LaMacchia, North Shore Amateur Astronomy Club
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am – Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Brewster LaMacchia, who leads NSAAC Star Parties on the Refuge, looks at our understanding of the size of the universe, starting with the Greeks around 500 BCE and ending with data from the Webb telescope, and how that view changed over time.  

Join us for this fascinating look at the cosmos, which will enhance our views during the planned PRNWR/NSAAC 2026 Star Parties! 

If the weather permits and after the lecture, NSAAC will provide special solar telescopes for a solar observation session.

This free event (no pre-registration required) will be held in the Auditorium at the Parker River NWR Visitor Center.

Brewster LaMacchia is an electrical engineer who specializes in digital signal processing, embedded systems and is founder of Clockworks Signal Processing (Lawrence, MA, USA).  He dedicates time to public astronomy events, involving people in science and critical thinking. In the past decade he’s helped thousands of people look through telescopes to see everything from craters on the moon to galaxies millions of light years away. He also writes for Cellphone Astronomy series on Medium: https://medium.com/@cellphoneastronomy.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/newburyport/a-history-of-the-size-of-our-universe-by-brewster-lamacchia-north-shore-amateur-astronomy-club/200029857577108
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Newburyport
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01950
- **lat**: 42.79872
- **long**: -70.84778
- **full address**: 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01950

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is “A History of the Size of Our Universe” by Brewster LaMacchia, North Shore Amateur Astronomy Club being held?
  - **A:** “A History of the Size of Our Universe” by Brewster LaMacchia, North Shore Amateur Astronomy Club takes place on Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am to Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 pm at 6 Plum Island Turnpike, Newburyport, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01950.
- **Q**: Who is organizing “A History of the Size of Our Universe” by Brewster LaMacchia, North Shore Amateur Astronomy Club?
  - **A:** “A History of the Size of Our Universe” by Brewster LaMacchia, North Shore Amateur Astronomy Club is organized by Friends of Parker River National Wildlife Refuge.

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