The Night The Stars Fell

Presenters: Ron Hranac and Sally Crum

Former Denver Astronomical Society President, Ron Hranac, will discuss “What is a meteor?” and Colorado children’s author Sally Crum, will present her book, “The Night the Stars Fell,” an imaginative and delightful book of verse that shares the reactions of people all over the world as they watched the 1833 Leonid meteor shower. Thousands of meteors blazed through the night and into the morning of November 12, 1833, one of the most spectacular sights of human history. After dinner, enjoy looking at the stars through 19th century and modern telescopes in the Fort’s Courtyard, courtesy of the Denver Astronomical Society.

Sunday November 14, 2021, 6pm
Dinner Lecture at The Fort
19192 Highway 8, Morrison, CO 80465

Dinner Lecture Menu: Chips, guacamole and salsa, fresh baked breads, Fort signature salad, with damiana vinaigrette dressing; 8oz Buffalo Prime Rib, served with chef’s vegetables and buttery mashed potatoes with Dixon Red Chile gravy-Dessert-Caramel brownie a la mode. Includes house red or white wine, or non-alcoholic colonche prickly pear lemonade.

Dinner Lecture Ticket Purchase and Reservations may be made by calling Tesoro Cultural Center at 303-839-1671 or using the BUY button here: https://www.tesoroculturalcenter.org/historic-lecture-series/