The Astronomical League of the Philippines is pleased to invite everyone to our ALP 2026 Astronomy Experts Speaker Series webinar on “The World of Meteorites” by none other than Mr. David J. Eicher, Editor Emeritus of the prestigious Astronomy magazine. This will be held on March 22, 2026, Sunday, at 9:30 a.m. Philippine Standard Time (March 21, Saturday, 9:30 p.m. EDT, 1:30 UT).
Abstract: Meteorite collecting offers a fascinating area of the astronomy hobby, and you can collect, handle, and study pieces of asteroids or even of the Moon and Mars, and other faraway celestial bodies. This talk will present an overview of meteorites and meteorite collecting.
Dave Eicher is Editor Emeritus of Astronomy Magazine, where he was Editor-in-Chief for 23 years and a member of the editorial staff for 43 years. He now lives in Tucson, Arizona.
Dave has 50 years of experience observing clusters, nebulae, and galaxies. He was the founder and Editor of Deep Sky Monthly and Deep Sky magazines. He is also the author of 26 books on science and history, including 17 books on astronomy. Among them: Galaxies (Random House), The New Cosmos (Cambridge University Press), Mission Moon 3-D (with coauthor Brian May; London Stereoscopic Co.), and Cosmic Clouds 3-D (with coauthor Brian May, London Stereoscopic Co.).
He is a member of the boards of the Starmus Festival, an international science festival, as well as Lowell Observatory and the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association.
Dave is also passionately interested in minerals and meteorites and has a personal collection of more than 1,500 specimens.
In 1990, the International Astronomical Union named minor planet 1984 LJ as 3617 Eicher in recognition of Dave’s service to astronomy.
Register now for this free Zoom online talk using this link below
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After registration, please check your registered e-mail for the Zoom meeting link. See you!
