Public Astronomy Night: "From Wobbles to Worlds" with Daniel Yahalomi (April 12)

[Columbia Astronomy Public Outreach]

Hi everyone,

Join us in Pupin Hall 301 on Friday, April 12, at 7pm for another public astronomy event! This will be following right on the tail of the April 8 solar eclipse -- stay tuned for more info on how to watch the eclipse alongside your fellow Columbians.

On the 12th, we'll be hearing from Columbia Astronomy PhD candidate Daniel Yahalomi, who will be giving a talk titled "From Wobbles to Worlds: Developing a Framework for Detecting the Unseen":

"  We think that there are more planets than stars in our galaxy and yet we have confirmed the existence of only thousands of planets outside our solar system. We thus expect that the majority of these worlds successfully hide from current state of the art telescopes. In this talk, we will discuss a new framework for detecting unseen worlds by studying tiny wobbles in observational datasets caused by their gravitational influence. "

We'll start the evening at 7pm with some astronomy trivia, followed by Daniel's talk and Q&A. From 8:10-9:10pm, we will be outside stargazing on College Walk (weather permitting). 

The main event will take place in Pupin Hall 301. Signs will be posted to direct you to the lecture hall, and general directions to Columbia and Pupin Hall can be found here. Outdoor observing/stargazing will take place on College Walk, the portion of 116th street crossing through Columbia's main campus; we will walk down to College Walk as a group following the lecture and Q&A. Telescopes and binoculars will be provided by Columbia Astronomy (but you are absolutely welcome to bring your own observing equipment).

This event is free and open to all -- stay only as long as you want. If you plan to attend this event, please fill out the RSVP form at tinyurl.com/columbia-astro-april12.

We're looking forward to seeing you in Pupin Hall next week!

Very best,

Columbia Astronomy Public Outreach

[Columbia Astronomy Public Outreach]

Hi everyone,

We hope you all had a wonderful Solar Eclipse Day!

A quick reminder that our next public astronomy night -- featuring Daniel Yahalomi's talk "From Wobbles to Worlds: Developing a Framework for Detecting the Unseen" -- is tomorrow (April 12) at 7pm in Pupin Hall 301. See the email below for more details, and please fill out this RSVP form if you plan to attend. 

Also, a brief message from Daniel regarding your leftover eclipse glasses:

The nonprofit organization, "Astronomers Without Borders" (AWB), is collecting lightly used solar eclipse glasses, to be distributed to educators and students around the world, who may not otherwise have a safe way to view future eclipses. They have been running similar successful programs since 2008. You can read more here.
If you still have your eclipse glasses, you are welcome to bring them to the Astro Night in Pupin 301 on Friday, April 12, or drop off with Itai Linial (Pupin 913) or Daniel Yahalomi (Pupin 1411). We will then send them along to one of AWB's partners, for vetting and redistribution. 
Feel free to reach out to Daniel at daniel....@columbia.edu with any questions.

We're looking forward to seeing you all in Pupin tomorrow!

Very best,

Columbia Astronomy Public Outreach

[Columbia Astronomy Public Outreach]

A friendly reminder that our public astro night featuring Daniel Yahalomi is happening tonight at 7pm!! We'll also be live-streaming on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/mjbeahs2UF4?feature=share

See you soon!

Columbia Astronomy Public Outreach