Astronomy on Tap HQ

Happening tonight! We hope to see everyone there!

Astro on Tap NYC #165 - Galaxies and Government! Tues 11/18 in Williamsburg. Join @kuiperkat.org, @brianwlevine.bsky.social and others on how the current administration is affecting NASA, NSF, and other federal science efforts, and what you can do about it! astronomyontap.org/event/astron...

Astronomy on Tap Tickets | Free | 18 Nov @ DC9, Washington D.C. | DICE ͏feat: beer, trivia & space talks BAR OPENS at 5:00PM Astronomy on Tap DC features 3 speakers giving engaging talks about the Universe and prize giveaways....

Can't wait to see you all at @dc9club.bsky.social tomorrow night for Astronomy on Tap!
We'll talk about alien worlds and black holes. Still some tickets left! RSVP for your free entry: dice.fm/event/eow3y2...

So excited to share our talk line-up for Astronomy on Tap DC! Come out to hear about how to build an exoplanet, searching for exoplanets and finding alien life, and searching for companion black holes!
Full details: astronomyontap.org/event/astron...

Space Drafts #111 is 7:30p this Wed. @ Zerai's Intl Bar (2725 E Broadway Blvd, Tucson, AZ)! We have UA grad students Anna Taylor, on how exoplanets lose their atmospheres, and Maria Mutz, on why neutron stars are so cool! If you can't make it in person we are also streaming at bit.ly/SpaceDrafts111.

A poster that advertises the upcoming Astro On Tap event. It contains white text on blue and red backgrounds superimposed over an image of a nebula. It advertises two talks: "Explosions in space: How many ways can a star die?" by Shar Daniels from University of Delaware and "w0wa! Dark Energy and Cracks in Modern Cosmology." by Cole Meldorf from University of Pennsylvania. It lists the social media as @aotPhilly and credits Brian Meyers for the image.

Next Astro On Tap Philly: November 20th, 6 PM at Fergie's Pub, 1214 Sansom Street. Our speakers will be Shar Daniels telling us about the explosive deaths of stars, while Cole Meldorf covers dark energy and what we're learning about it today!

Join us at our November Astronomy on Tap at @dc9club.bsky.social on Tuesday November 18th! Talk program TBA shortly.
Make sure to RSVP for your free ticket: dice.fm/event/eow3y2...

We are excited to announce our Astronomy on Tap LAUNCH event!!
Come join us at 6:30-9:00pm on Tuesday, November 25 at Nevermind Bar, Hawthorn 💫

RSVP here: astronomyontap-launch-melbourne.eventbrite.com

#AstroOnTap

✨ STARS IN BARS ✨

@aotmelbourne.bsky.social is launching on 25 November!

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Astronomy on Tap is coming soon to Melbourne ✨

Come along to learn about astronomy, current research, and have some drinks doing so!

#AstroOnTap

Get ready for the Halloween edition of AoT Canary Islands (AstroTragos)!

This month's event will feature:
- David Aguado (IAC): "Persiguiendo las primeras estrellas (crónicas de un arqueólogo estelar)"
- Zahra Sharbaf (IAC): "The Hidden Life of Galaxies: Unveiling Their Interactions"

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Astronomy on Tap is happening TOMORROW!

Come join us at Guilford Hall Brewery starting at 7:30 pm (doors open at 7:00 pm) for a spooky evening of astronomy trivia, beer, and space knowledge!

(Costumes not required, but encouraged.)

Next show:
📅 Date: Wednesday, October 29th, 2025
📍 Location: Varsity Theatre
⏰ Time: Doors open 6:30 PM, event at 7 PM
🌟 Speaker 1: Abigail Reynolds - "When Worlds Collide: Galaxy Mergers"
🌟 Speaker 2: Valarie Milton - "Studying Carbon Fusion with Machine Learning"

Join us for our next event! #astronomyontap #astronomyontapokc
Open to the public and all ages!

Astronomy on Tap Baltimore is Going Trick or Treating! Join us next Tuesday, October 28th, at Guilford Hall Brewery for a spooky evening of space knowledge and beer!

Halloween costumes not required, but strongly recommended!

We've got a busy weekend coming up! Find us at two free events: AAA Starfest on Saturday night in Central Park; and on Sunday at @pioneerwork.bsky.social in Red Hook for Second Sundays!
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ExGal-Twin is proud to support the first @aot-canarias.bsky.social event in the Canary Islands, taking place tomorrow, October 2nd, in Tenerife. These fun, informal science talks in bars aim to make astronomy accessible to everyone. Two IAC astronomers will speak in both Spanish and English.

Do you want sweet merch from your local AoT satellite??? Tell them to partner with @startorialist.com! 🤩

Two notebooks, a tote bag, and two can-shaped glasses with the AoT ROC logo (circular logo in purple, yellow, and white pint glass with the city seal inside and an orbit around it, surrounded by stars and words) and JWST images (notebooks & tote bag) or the slogan “Drink in the Universe” as well, arranged in a black backdrop

Support science & history in Rochester, NY by bidding on an exclusive merch set from AoT ROC and gifts from their venue, MicGinny’s on the river, as part of the Rochester Museum & Science Center silent auction fundraiser!

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Next show:
📅 Date: Wednesday, September 24th, 2025
📍 Location: Varsity Theatre
⏰ Time: Doors open 6:30 PM, event at 7 PM
🌟 Speaker 1: Dr. Eric Burns - "The Threat to US Astrophysics"
🌟 Speaker 2: David Kekejian - "When stars go boom: supernovae and the elements in your beer"

No te olvides de registrarte: primera edición de Astronomy on Tap - Islas Canarias (AstroTragos). 2 de Octubre.

Don't forget to register: launch of Astronomy on Tap - Canary Islands (AstroTragos). October 2nd.

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The promotion poster shows the AoT Canary Islands logo, and the two invited speakers: Elena Arjona Gálvez and Michael Abdul-Masih. The event will be held at 19:00 on 2 October, 2025 at El Búho Club in La Laguna, Tenerife. Doors open at 18:00.

We invite you to the launch of AoT Canary Islands (AstroTragos)! This satellite of @astronomyontap.bsky.social is a monthly outreach series that features engaging, accessible astronomy talks, science trivia, and interactive Q&A sessions in a fun, informal atmosphere. Free and open to the public!

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WE ARE SO BACK

Astronomy on Tap Baltimore is coming at you on Tuesday, October 28th, with a spooky evening full of SPACE KNOWLEDGE!

Join us at Guilford Hall Brewery for astronomy talks, space trivia, and other treats (no tricks here!).

Costumes not required, but strongly encouraged!

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Our event date is changing! Stay on the lookout for an update!

Flyer for Space Drafts 109. On the left is a headshot of Sophie Lebowitz on top of a picture of a massive black hole with a dusty torus. On the right is an image of a stack of newspapers with the extended Astronomy in the News Round-up title.

Space Drafts returns with show 109 Wed. Sept. @ 7:30pm @ Zerai’s International Bar (note the change in day and location!). On tap we have grad student Sophie Lebowitz talking about monster black holes and postdocs Jackie Champagne & Danny Krolikowski giving us an update on astronomy in the news!

TUESDAY NIGHT at Pete's - High Gravity with Ardbeg "Smokiverse" collab! Celebrate 10 years of the first gravity wave detections with @saavikford.bsky.social, gravitational lensing with James Chan, and tasting whisky with cocktails by Pete's and Ardbeg's own Lisa Pope! FREE talks, trivia, & prizes!!!

Astronomy on Tap arrives in Spain: first edition in the Canary Islands. We are pleased to announce the arrival of Astronomy on Tap in Spain. This international dissemination initiative, born in the US and spread all over the world, now lands in the Canary Islands under the name of AstroTragos.

You are cordially invited to our next AoT Boston event at Aeronaut Brewing on Thursday, September 4!!! We're bringing you some exciting talks about the Rubin Observatory (@vrubinobs.bsky.social), which will capture the ultimate time-lapse movie of the universe in the next 10 years 🔭💫

Kicking off our September 4 AoT event at Aeronaut Brewing is Andrés A. Plazas Malagón, who will tell us all about the Rubin Observatory's (@vrubinobs.bsky.social) LSSTCam, the largest digital camera in the world! 📸 ✨ #astronomyontap #aotboston #rubinobservatory #lsst