Admit it: Your Saturday nights havent been the same without learning something interesting and new about science, space or history from Mike Thomas.
The Northern Nevada lecturer unexpectedly paused his free lecture series at Jack C. Davis Observatory when the COVID-19 health pandemic spread to the area in March 2020.
But that changed in July. With many people now vaccinated, Thomas resumed his monthly presentations at Western Nevada College on Saturday, July 17 with his Infinity and Beyond lecture.
Thomas talked about the size of the universe, whether there is a beginning and an end, and what exactly is infinity in his fascinating slide-show lecture.
In the past, Thomas has covered a wide variety of history topics such as Pearl Harbor, Atlantis and Joan of Arc, as well as science subjects such as UFOs, the Milky Way and Leonardo da Vinci, to name a few.
Thomas monthly lectures are free to the public and usually begin at 7:30 p.m.; doors to the observatory open at 7 p.m.
JCDO is open to the public from sundown to 11 p.m. on Saturday nights for Star Parties. The Western Nevada Astronomical Society hosts these parties, bringing together people with an interest in astronomy. Newcomers are welcome.
The observatory is located at 2699 Vanpatten Drive in Carson City.