January Astronomy Events and Eaton Fire Recovery
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Caltech Astro Outreach
Jan 17, 2025, 8:41:56 PMJan 17
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Astronomy enthusiasts,
Donations Available and Requested for Victims of Eaton and Palisades Fires
I hope this message finds you safe. Our communities of Pasadena and Altadena were severely impacted by the devastating Eaton Fire last week. For those affected, the Caltech Postdoc Association and Caltech Graduate Student Council have assembled a donation drive with clothing, food, water, toiletries, medicine, and more, all for free. It is available from 9AM-6PM each day at the Red Door Cafe on Caltech's campus. It will continue running until at least Sunday, January 26, and hopefully beyond. For more information, see this link.
Donations Available and Requested for Victims of Eaton and Palisades Fires
I hope this message finds you safe. Our communities of Pasadena and Altadena were severely impacted by the devastating Eaton Fire last week. For those affected, the Caltech Postdoc Association and Caltech Graduate Student Council have assembled a donation drive with clothing, food, water, toiletries, medicine, and more, all for free. It is available from 9AM-6PM each day at the Red Door Cafe on Caltech's campus. It will continue running until at least Sunday, January 26, and hopefully beyond. For more information, see this link.
Many members of Caltech and NASA JPL lost their homes to this blaze. For those people wishing to contribute to the Caltech / NASA JPL Disaster Relief Fund, all proceeds go directly to employees affected by the fire. Please see this link.
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Beyond that, we will have a number of astronomy outreach events over the next few weeks, which are listed below. As always, these events are free and open to all, no reservations necessary. For more information about these events, including directions, please visit our Caltech Astro Outreach website.
Friday, January 24 @ 8:00PM
Stargazing Lecture
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Beyond that, we will have a number of astronomy outreach events over the next few weeks, which are listed below. As always, these events are free and open to all, no reservations necessary. For more information about these events, including directions, please visit our Caltech Astro Outreach website.
Friday, January 24 @ 8:00PM
Stargazing Lecture
Faster than Light Speed? The Physics of the Warp Drive
Cahill Center for Astrophysics, Caltech Campus
Professor Elias Most, Caltech
YouTube Livestream Link
Science fiction is full of spaceships capable of traveling at faster-than-light speed, but is a "warp drive" for traveling at these speeds even compatible with the laws of physics? Join us for a 30-minute lecture about the physics of such a device and what it would take to build it, followed by guided stargazing with telescopes, and a panel Q&A consisting of several astrophysicists to answer your questions about astronomy and space science. Event will be held both in-person as well as live-streamed on YouTube Live.
"The vastness of space is so great that travel to the nearest star system requires tens of thousands of years using conventional rocket technology. However, the world of science fiction has many examples of ships capable of making this journey in hours or days by traveling at faster-than-light speeds. But are the "warp drives" necessary for achieving these speeds even compatible with the laws of physics as we know them? In this talk, I will discuss the physics of proposed warp drives in the context of Einstein’s equations of General Relativity. I will also comment on the intrinsic obstacles to creating such devices in practice."
Monday, January 27 @ 7:30PM
Astronomy on Tap
Fast Radio Bursts (Stella Ocker)
Building Europa Clipper (Matthew Stumbo)
Dog Haus Biergarten, Pasadena
Friday-Sunday, February 21-23
Death Valley Dark Sky Festival
Death Valley National Park, California
Caltech Astronomy is once again teaming up with the National Park Service to help host the Death Valley Dark Sky Festival in a month. This weekend will feature science demonstrations, public-level astronomy presentations, field walks with scientists, Astronomy on Tap events, and telescope viewing in some of the darkest skies in California. The whole event is free once you have gained entrance to the national park. Caltech will be hosting two Astronomy on Tap nights, an astrophysicist Q&A panel, a lecture on energy transfer in our universe by Cameron Hummels, and various science demonstrations and solar telescope viewing. We hope to see you out there! For more information about the event including a schedule of events, see the Death Valley NP website.
Cahill Center for Astrophysics, Caltech Campus
Professor Elias Most, Caltech
YouTube Livestream Link
Science fiction is full of spaceships capable of traveling at faster-than-light speed, but is a "warp drive" for traveling at these speeds even compatible with the laws of physics? Join us for a 30-minute lecture about the physics of such a device and what it would take to build it, followed by guided stargazing with telescopes, and a panel Q&A consisting of several astrophysicists to answer your questions about astronomy and space science. Event will be held both in-person as well as live-streamed on YouTube Live.
"The vastness of space is so great that travel to the nearest star system requires tens of thousands of years using conventional rocket technology. However, the world of science fiction has many examples of ships capable of making this journey in hours or days by traveling at faster-than-light speeds. But are the "warp drives" necessary for achieving these speeds even compatible with the laws of physics as we know them? In this talk, I will discuss the physics of proposed warp drives in the context of Einstein’s equations of General Relativity. I will also comment on the intrinsic obstacles to creating such devices in practice."
Monday, January 27 @ 7:30PM
Astronomy on Tap
Fast Radio Bursts (Stella Ocker)
Building Europa Clipper (Matthew Stumbo)
Dog Haus Biergarten, Pasadena
Fast radio bursts are explosions that can outshine an entire galaxy for a brief moment--but what causes them? What does it take to build and launch a major NASA mission towards the Jupiter system to search for the evidence of life? Join us Monday, January 27th at 7:30PM as we discuss these topics and more at our next Astronomy on Tap. We'll host two ~20 minute talks, Q&A, and then follow it up with interactive, astronomical pub trivia, live rock music, and guided stargazing with telescopes! Despite occurring at an outdoor bar/restaurant, these events are open to all ages and free to all, no reservations needed.
Friday-Sunday, February 21-23
Death Valley Dark Sky Festival
Death Valley National Park, California
Caltech Astronomy is once again teaming up with the National Park Service to help host the Death Valley Dark Sky Festival in a month. This weekend will feature science demonstrations, public-level astronomy presentations, field walks with scientists, Astronomy on Tap events, and telescope viewing in some of the darkest skies in California. The whole event is free once you have gained entrance to the national park. Caltech will be hosting two Astronomy on Tap nights, an astrophysicist Q&A panel, a lecture on energy transfer in our universe by Cameron Hummels, and various science demonstrations and solar telescope viewing. We hope to see you out there! For more information about the event including a schedule of events, see the Death Valley NP website.
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Recent lectures and Astronomy on Tap events have been recorded. Check them out on our Caltech Astro YouTube channel. Please see our website for photos of past events, directions, and more information: http://outreach.astro.caltech.edu .
Cameron
Recent lectures and Astronomy on Tap events have been recorded. Check them out on our Caltech Astro YouTube channel. Please see our website for photos of past events, directions, and more information: http://outreach.astro.caltech.edu .
Cameron
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