Lecture & Stargazing tonight at 8pm!

[Columbia Astronomy Public Outreach]

Hi Everyone,

Come learn about the Universe you can't see tonight at 8pm when graduate student, Destry Saul, presents a tour of the beautiful Universe only our radios can here in his talk entitled "Extragalactic FM".

Tonight's forecast is for clouds and rain so observing is unlikely. However, we'll have astronomy Q&A and our 3D wall running after the lecture to make it worth your while! 

Abstract: Our Universe is a bright and noisy place. Everywhere you turn there is a galaxy or a star or a planet. Most of the stunning astronomical pictures you've seen are made with telescopes that are basically superpowered digital cameras. But with very different telescopes, we can make beautiful images of a hidden dimension of our universe using radio waves. Instead of pinpoint stars, we see complex webs of gas and dust. Instead of empty space, we see huge plumes of gas being shot out of galaxies. I will discuss my favorite radio images and the telescopes and people that made them. 

Directions to Pupin Hall: http://outreach.astro.columbia.edu/directions/.

Remember, all of our events are free and open to all. The lectures are aimed at the level of the layperson, so children should get something
out of them too. Stay only as long as you want. For more information about our events, please visit: http://outreach.astro.columbia.edu/.

See you tonight!

Sincerely, 
Columbia Astronomy Public Outreach

http://outreach.astro.columbia.edu/