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The Senior Men's Club of New Canaan, Connecticut, welcomes men 55 and older who reside, or own property in, New Canaan, CT. Founded in 1977, the SMC is affiliated with the New Canaan YMCA, but individual Y membership is not necessary. SMC membership applications are available here, at the YMCA on South Avenue or at our Friday 10 a.m. meetings at Morrill Hall at St. Mark's Church on Oenoke Ridge. Each weekly meeting features local, state and nationally known speakers. Visit the links below for the many additional activities of our SMC members. Members are reminded that Getabout Van service is available to you. Just call Getabout at 203-972-7433 one day in advance, and sign up to travel with the others enjoying this service. Getabout asks a donation of $3 each way but does not require it. You can even arrange to be driven from the meeting to lunch or shopping downtown and taken home after that. |
Dr. Heidi B. Hammel will talk about telescopes in space. She'll explain why astronomers put telescopes there, discuss what the current space telescopes like Hubble and Spitzer are revealing about the Universe, and examine the prospects for future space-based telescopes. Dr. Hammel, a long-time user of the Hubble Space Telescope, is a Senior Research Scientist and co-Director of Research at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colorado. She is also an Interdisciplinary Scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope, the next major space telescope for NASA, which is scheduled for launch in 2014.