Unveiling the Milky Way with Three Space Telescopes
I'll be speaking next Tuesday at North Central College in downtown Naperville, Illinois. As part of the International Year of Astronomy celebrations, NASA has encouraged institutions across the U.S. to hold "unveilings" of a new image of our galaxy's center. Here's the press release for the event. Quoting a portion:
Oesterle Library displays new Milky Way images, rare Galileo book
The public is invited to North Central College’s Oesterle Library Nov. 10 to view two stunning, large-scale, multi-wavelength images showing the core of the Milky Way Galaxy as viewed by the Hubble Space Telescope, the Chandra Space Telescope and the Spitzer X-Ray Observatory.
North Central College is one of only 11 cultural and scientific sites in Illinois and 152 nationwide authorized by NASA to unveil the images as part of the International Year of Astronomy celebration.
The free event will take place from noon to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10, in the College’s Oesterle Library, 320 E. School St. Following the unveiling, the mural-size images will be on permanent display in Oesterle Library. The first image is 3 feet high by 6 feet wide, and the second image is 4 feet high by 3 feet wide.
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I'll discuss the new image and the science behind it. There will also be talks about Galileo and his telescope, and you can see the Oesterle Library's first edition of Galileo's book Dialogo (or Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems). If you're nearby at noontime Tuesday, come by and see us.
Oesterle Library displays new Milky Way images, rare Galileo book
The public is invited to North Central College’s Oesterle Library Nov. 10 to view two stunning, large-scale, multi-wavelength images showing the core of the Milky Way Galaxy as viewed by the Hubble Space Telescope, the Chandra Space Telescope and the Spitzer X-Ray Observatory.
North Central College is one of only 11 cultural and scientific sites in Illinois and 152 nationwide authorized by NASA to unveil the images as part of the International Year of Astronomy celebration.
The free event will take place from noon to 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10, in the College’s Oesterle Library, 320 E. School St. Following the unveiling, the mural-size images will be on permanent display in Oesterle Library. The first image is 3 feet high by 6 feet wide, and the second image is 4 feet high by 3 feet wide.
[Read More]
I'll discuss the new image and the science behind it. There will also be talks about Galileo and his telescope, and you can see the Oesterle Library's first edition of Galileo's book Dialogo (or Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems). If you're nearby at noontime Tuesday, come by and see us.