Classes & TalksTuesday, November 17

Closest to the Sun: Arriving at Mercury

Name: Closest to the Sun: Arriving at Mercury
Start: 2026-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-11-18T01:30:00.000Z
Location: Cincinnati Observatory

Tuesday, November 17 · 7-8:30 p.m. · Cincinnati Observatory

7-8:30 p.m.

When: Tuesday, November 17 · 7-8:30 p.m.
Where: Cincinnati Observatory3489 Observatory Pl · Cincinnati, OH · 45208
Good to know: $10+

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About this event

Mercury is the least-visited planet in the inner solar system, and a joint European-Japanese mission is about to change that. Learn why getting there is so hard, what BepiColombo hopes to find, and why the smallest planet is so strange. The mission has spent years looping through the inner solar system to slow down enough to be captured, and it’s about to split into two orbiters. The class falls just before the planned orbit insertion.

Class level: Introductory - This class is recommended for guests of any background.

Tickets:

Non-members $25/class

Members $20/class

Student (with valid ID) $10/class

Listed by CitySpark: Cincinnati, OH, gathered by the Hamilton events calendar.