Club speaker to discuss Neptune's moon

The Ventura County Astronomical Society will host guest speaker Dr. Gary Peterson, geology professor at San Diego State University, at the monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. Fri., Feb. 16 in the multipurpose room at Mesa Union School, 3901 Mesa School Road, Somis.

Peterson is an independent planetologist. He will discuss "The Cryogenic World of Triton," a large satellite orbiting Neptune. Surface temperatures of Triton are about 40 Kelvin, cold enough to condense the heavier gases.

The public is invited and there is no charge to attend.

For more information, call Carl Ashley, publicity chairman, at (805) 642-5166 or e-mail vcas1@aol.com or visit www.vcas.corg.