KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Dr. Stephen Pollaine, a noted Lake County physicist, cosmologist and pianist, will speak at the Taylor Observatory’s monthly public night event on Saturday, Jan. 28, at 8 p.m.

The Taylor Observatory is at 5725 Oak Hills Lane in Kelseyville.

The observatory opens at 7:15 p.m. A planetarium show beginning at 7:30 p.m. precedes the talk, and telescopic views are available until 11 p.m.

Pollaine will address a compelling topic, “Is There a Deeper Reality Beyond the Physical World?”

In the talk he explores the question of defining human consciousness. Hoffman’s Interface Theory of Perception, according to Pollaine, presents the idea that there is more to consciousness than science knows.

Dr. Pollaine received his Ph. D. in astrophysics from U. C. Berkeley followed by a 31-year career at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, working in fusion energy research. His avocation is the piano.

Public nights at the Taylor Observatory include the lecture, a planetarium show and, weather permitting, astronomical viewing through the observatory’s several telescopes.

Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children under 12.

Friends of the Taylor Observatory sponsors the lecture series.

Contact FOTO President Bill Haddon at 707 262-4121 or 415 209-3084 for further information.