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NASA, ESA, The Hubble Key Project Team, and The High-Z Supernova Search Team
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| ATMoB Annual Meeting - Supernovae, Lensing, and Other Transient Phenomena:ааWhat we learn from space, from the ground, and from theory |
| Dr. Rosanne Di Stefano |
| Thursday, Jun 10, 2010 at 8:00 PM |
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www.cfa.harvard.edu/ast/faces.html
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Astronomers study exploding stars called Type Ia supernovae to explore the distant reaches of space and time. Type Ia supernovae have helped us to discover dark energy and to trace the expansion history of the universe. Yet, we still do not know exactly how these special events occur. We will play the role of cosmic detectives, searching for the progenitors of Type Ia supernovae. Although this quest is one of long standing, today's space missions and ground-based telescopes are providing new clues that should help us to "crack the case."
Supernovae are just one of several transient phenomena which have been studied with significant input from amateur astronomers. Amateurs are making important contributions to the identification and study of microlensing and mesolensing events.
Dr. Di Stefano will discuss these opportunities and several others as well.
Dr. Di Stefano received her PhD in Astrophysics from SUNY Stony Brook. She currently is an astrophysicist at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and a lecturer on Astronomy at Harvard University.
Please join us for a pre-meeting dinner discussion at Changsho, 1712 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA at 6:00pm before the meeting. |
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