To find out, you’ll have to come out to the Seven Ponds Astronomy Club’s chili night this Saturday, Feb. 15. Physicist Dr. Rajib Ganguly will ponder this question with guests over warm chili at the nature center, 3854 Crawford Rd. in Dryden. The event begins at 6 p.m., is free and open to the public.
Paul Luotonen of Attica with a telescope outside at Seven Ponds Nature Center. Photo provided.
Club members, and anyone else that would like to, will prepare favorite chili recipes for a relaxed meal with many options.
Dr. Ganguly is the Associate Chair of Physics and resident astronomer at the University of Michigan-Flint. He earned his Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University in 2002. He has worked on projects with the Hubble Space Telescope and specializes in black holes.
“Black holes lurk in the vastness of space,” the event’s press release states. “But unlike their Hollywood depictions, black holes do not go around devouring everything in sight. Nevertheless, they are dangerous creatures and best studied from afar.”
The club will also raffle off astronomy related items. All raffle tickets are only $1 and there is no limit to the number of prizes a person can win. The money collected enables the club to do outreach throughout the year.
The Seven Ponds Astronomy Club is known for supporting community events by providing telescopes for the public to look through and for presenting speakers to teach about amateur astronomy, science and related subjects. The club is sponsored by Seven Ponds Nature Center in Dryden and has regular monthly meetings at the nature center.
All meetings are open to all ages and attendance is free. After each meeting, including Chili Night, telescope viewing takes place in front of the nature center (as long as the weather permits). The members of the club take pleasure in sharing amateur astronomy with all who are interested. For more info, go to SevenPonds.org/seven-ponds-clubs.
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