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GTCC
(336) 334-4822
P.O. Box 309
Jamestown, NC 27282
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Cline Observatory - 2010 Fall Astronomy Day Speaker
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| Fall Astronomy Day Public Lecture |
Dr. Giovanni Fazio of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics will give a free public lecture at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, 1 October 2010 in the Auditorium of the Koury Hospitality Careers Center on GTCC's Jamestown Campus.
Viewing the Universe with Infrared Eyes: The Spitzer Space Telescope |
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| About the Talk |
The Spitzer Space Telescope, launched on 25 August 2003, is producing an exciting new view of the Universe seen in infrared light. Spitzer is the fourth and final space telescope in NASA's Great Observatory series. It consists of an 85-cm telescope and three highly sensitive instruments capable of observing infrared light that allows astronomers to view regions of space invisible to optical telescopes. Spitzer's scientific results include the study of the formation and evolution of galaxies in the early Universe, understanding energy sources in ultraluminous galaxies, the study of star formation and evolution, observations of exoplanets and their atmospheres, and determining the structure and evolution of planetary disks around nearby stars. After a brief description of the Spitzer mission, results from Spitzer's extragalactic and galactic observational programs will be presented, showing many of Spitzer’s very spectacular images.
Cline Observatory will be open for viewing after the talk, weather permitting. |
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| About The Speaker |
| Dr. Fazio is a pioneer of multiwavelength astronomy who has served the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Harvard University for half a century. His research interests currently include the development of infrared instrumentation and the use of infrared array cameras on ground-based and space telescopes to observe galaxy formation and evolution in the early Universe, ultraluminous galaxies, star formation and evolution, and brown dwarfs. He was Principal Investigator for the development of the Infrared Array Camera on the Spitzer Space Telescope. |
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| Directions |
Directions to the Koury Auditorium at GTCC's Jamestown Campus.
If you have any questions please contact Tom English - 336-334-4822 x2620 |
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