Hello all!

Here's another special event you might be interested in:

On Wednesday, April 19 Documentary Screening of "Cosmic Africa," 7:00pm,
WEL 3.502 (event is free and open to the public, with a star party at the
16-inch telescope on top of RLM following film, weather permitting).

Here's a synopsis of the film:

At the age of 13, Thebe Medupe built his first telescope in his
remote African village. Today, as a qualified astronomer, he hopes to
reunite the origins of celestial knowledge with modern astronomy.
While technology has increased our knowledge of the 'heavens,' it has
also distanced us from the cosmos and its influence on our daily
lives.
In Cosmic Africa we join Thebe on his celestial quest into the heart
of the Egyptian Sahara; the precipitous cliffs of Dogon country in
Mali; and the ancestral land of Namibia's hunter-gatherers, the
Ju/'hoansi.
By exploring the various stages of human awareness and development,
Cosmic Africa takes viewers into the world of shamans, sky lore
experts and diviners, where spiritual and practical knowledge is
intertwined.


Cheers,
Lara Eakins
UT Astronomy Dept.