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<DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=2>Please join the Ocean Explorium at New
Bedford Seaport (174 Union Street, New Bedford) for the last speaker in our WiSE
(Women in Science and Engineering) speaker series this Thursday 3/25.
Dr. Offner will be discussing "The Birth of our Sun"</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=2>Stars are hot, very
dense beacons in the </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=2>frozen, nearly complete
vacuum of space. This leads to the question: how do stars form from their
environment? The talk will explore the origin of our sun, discuss why it has
planets but no stellar companion, and conclude with a summary of its future
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style="mso-spacerun: yes">Please join us at 6:15 for a reception and a
chance to mingle and view the Ocean Explorium and at 7pm for the talk. The
cost is $3 for adults, $2 for seniors, Students are free for the WISE
series. More information can be found at <A
href="http://www.oceanexplorium.org">www.oceanexplorium.org</A>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Abbey Spargo<BR>Education Programs
Coordinator<BR>Ocean Explorium<BR>(508) 994-5400 x 23<BR><A
href="mailto:aspargo@oceanexplorium.org">aspargo@oceanexplorium.org</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>