Astrophysicist Alex Storrs will talk about the James Webb Telescope, the recent DART mission to Dimorphos, x-rays observed from the National Solar Observatory — and maybe even UFOs!

Dr. Storrs earned his Bachelor’s degree in physics from MIT in 1983. He did his graduate work University of Hawaii observing Halley’s Comet, earning his Ph.D in 1987. Following post docs at Goddard Spaceflight Center and at the U. of Texas, he worked at Space Telescope Science Institute scheduling observation of planetary targets, especially the collision of comet Shoemaker-Levy IX into Jupiter. In 2000, he joined the faculty of Towson University. In 2021 he retired and moved with his wife Jean to the Shenandoah Valley in Virginia where he is finally reading some of the books acquired over the last several decades!

Read articles about Dr. Storrs here and here.

This program may be attended in person or via Zoom. Dr. Storrs will be joining us via Zoom from his home in Virginia. The talk will start at 9:15 AM and end at approximately 10:15 AM followed by questions.

For those joining us in person, doors will open at 9:00 AM for breakfast. Chef Don Hoban will be cooking up a special meal, as this has been a long time coming!!! Paid-up Brotherhood members join us for free, so please make sure to renew your Brotherhood Membership if you have not done it already. Non-Brotherhood folks, partners and children are most welcome to attend. If you're not a Brotherhood member and wish to take part in the breakfast food, there will be a fee of $8 to cover the cost of the meal.

For those joining us on Zoom, look for login credentials in the Star-Lite. If you do not receive the Star-Lite, please email brotherhood@bethelohim.org for login details.

The breakfast will be preceded by a Shacharit Minyan in the sanctuary, starting at 8:30 AM and ending at 9:10 AM.

(photo credits: Jen Rynda / Baltimore Sun Media Group and NASA.)