[AZ-Observing] Rik Hill in Smithsonian's 40th Anniversary Issue "Most of us do what we can for the environoment...

  • From: "Jennifer Polakis" <m24@xxxxxxx>
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  • Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:58:32 -0700

... but Rik Hill's actual job is to protect the planet."

I think most of us know Rik from the great lectures he's given to the astronomy 
clubs.

He's #23 of "40 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE NEXT 40 YEARS"

"No. 23 ASTRONOMERS WILL TAKE ACTION SO WE DON'T SUFFER THE FATE OF DINOSAURS".

The article is here in its entirety including photos of Rik and the Catalina 
Sky Survey's dome on Mt. Lemmon:

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/specialsections/40th-anniversary/Saving-the-World-From-Asteroids.html

He'll be making the talk tomorrow night--Friday July 16th 7:30pm for the East 
Valley Astronomy Club http://www.eastvalleyastronomy.org/

Jennifer Polakis


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