The Anthropocene: Understanding Modern-day Earth

A special, Earth-week edition of the Thomas More University Observatory’s Astronomy Public Lecture Series. All are welcome, no RSVP required.

Lecture Description: Astronomy often helps us grasp the unimaginable scale of the universe: billions of years of cosmic history and worlds beyond our own. This Earth Week lecture brings that same perspective to Earth itself, exploring the Anthropocene —the idea that human activity has become a planetary force capable of reshaping climate, ecosystems, and even the planet’s geological record. We will put these mind-bogglingly large numbers describing human impact on the Earth system into perspective during the talk, and offer ways to take action after the lecture.

Lecture lasts approximately 50 minutes and will be followed by time observing objects in the night sky (like Jupiter and its moons) through our telescopes (weather permitting).

Date: 25 April 2026
Time: 8:00pm

Location: Ziegler Auditorium,
Thomas More University
333 Thomas More Pkwy, Crestview Hills, KY 41017

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