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[Discuss] Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, March 21, 2018 - X-Ray Astronomy and the Invisible Universe
- Subject: [Discuss] Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, March 21, 2018 - X-Ray Astronomy and the Invisible Universe
- From: gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)
- Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 17:55:37 -0400
When: March 21, 2018 7:00PM (6:30PM for Q&A) Topic: X-Ray Astronomy and the Invisible Universe Moderators: Jonathan McDowell , Astrophysicist, Smithsonian Astropyhsical Observatory Location: MIT Building E-51, Room 145 Summary: A tour of discoveries made with the Chandra X-Ray Space Telescope Abstract: A fleet of remarkable space telescopes are sending back unprecedented views of our universe. The famous Hubble telescope takes the sharpest visible-light images, but only its cousins Chandra and Spitzer can see the invisible X-ray and infrared light that help complete the cosmic story. Chandra's X-ray camera can see erupting black holes, exploding stars and colliding galaxies - some of the the most energetic events in space. Jonathan presents a tour of Chandra's discoveries and explains how it and other X-ray telescopes probe cosmic dramas, while infrared images unveil the cool, gentle process of star birth, and pictures taken with ordinary visible light give an overview of the everyday life of the galaxies. Combining all three views has been crucial to the astonishing discoveries astronomers have made in the past decade. Bio Jonathan is an astrophysicist working at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics as part of the Chandra X-Ray Center, which operates the Chandra X-ray Observatory spacecraft. Attachments http://planet4589.org/jcm/jmcdowell.html https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/ http://www.planet4589.org/space/ For further information and directions please consult the BLU Web site http://www.blu.org Parking: MIT lots require permits after hours. All Cambridge parking meters use Passport by Phone: https://www.cambridgema.gov/traffic/Parking/paybyphone This is active on all Cambridge metered parking spaces. Meters are free after 8PM For further information and directions please consult the BLU Web site http://www.blu.org -- Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org> Boston Linux and Unix PGP key id:3BC1EB90 PGP Key fingerprint: 49E2 C52A FC5A A31F 8D66 C0AF 7CEA 30FC 3BC1 EB90 _______________________________________________ Announce mailing list Announce at blu.org http://lists.blu.org/mailman/listinfo/announce
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