Name: Members Only: Conversations in the Dome – Anatomy of Sunspots
Start: 2026-03-05T17:30:00-09:00
Location: 625 C Street, Anchorage, AK, United States, Alaska 99501

$Members Only: Conversations in the Dome \u2013 Anatomy of Sunspots$

Join us in the Thomas Planetarium for a presentation about our closest star, the sun. In this presentation, discover the complex interactions that cause space weather and the aurora, and learn how to identify and analyze sunspots. Recommended for ages 10 and up.
Open to all members; registration required. Not a member? Join today at anchoragemuseum.org/membership.
5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5, in the Discovery Center, Thomas Planetarium
Meet the Speaker
Tom Mangelsdorf is a NASA Solar System Ambassador, cofounder of the Southcentral Alaska Astronomical Society, and a member of the CV-Helios Network. For over 40 years, Tom has pointed telescopes at the night sky, but it was the 2012 Venus transit that sparked his interest in the sun.