Join Hamptons Observatory and Amagansett Library for a free, virtual lecture about archeoastronomy and how the sky above affected the evolution of our modern calendar on Thursday, January 19, from 7 to 8 PM.
The discussion will examine historical and cultural influences, as well as the part astrology, the Zodiac and constellations played in early astronomy. Lydia Maria Petrosino will share her expertise about archeoastronomy, how ancient cultures viewed the sky.
She is a Programs Assistant at the American Museum of Natural History. She has been a lecturer at the Hayden Planetarium for years; as its resident mythologist, she wrote and co-presented the very popular “Romance Under the Stars” show which was ran for a decade every Valentine’s evening and was offered by planetariums around the country.
Go to https://bit.ly/CelestialCalendar to register.