INternational Astronomy DaY
International Astronomy Day Celebration at the Royal BC Museum, continuing at the Star Party in the evening. Courtesy of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada - Victoria Centre
Presentation: Dr Gerald Schieven, Dominion Astrophysical Observatory:
Observing the Cold Universe with ALMA
Galaxies Captured with ALMA
Much of the universe it *very* cold, more than 100 degrees below zero Celsius, and cannot be seen by even giant optical or infrared telescopes like Hubble or the James Webb Space Telescope. Instead, we need specially designed telescopes that can detect the cold universe. In this talk we’ll learn about how we can detect cold matter, Canada’s pioneering work in this field, and finally the Atacama Large Millimetre/Submillimetre Array (ALMA), a giant telescope in northern Chile, and some of the really cool stuff it’s discovered.
Dr Gerald Schieven at ALMA
About Dr Schieven
Dr. Gerald Schieven, a native of southwestern Ontario, got his PhD in Astrophysics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and has worked at Queen’s University (Kingston, Ontario), NASA Jet Propulsion Lab (Pasadena, CA), the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (Penticton, BC), and the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (Hawaii), before moving in 2008 to the Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre in Victoria to manage Canada’s involvement with the ALMA Observatory.
In addition to stargazing, Gerald is an avid gardener and sings in the chorus of Pacific Opera Victoria.
Timed Activities:
Children's Programming
Presentation: 6:30pm to 7:00 pm Black Hole Auditorium
Children's Dome Tour: 7:00pm - 7:30pm
General Programming:
Short Dome Tour: 6:30 pm to 7:00 pm Plaskett Dome
Guest Presentations 7:00 pm- 7:40
Guest Presentation 8:00pm - 8:40
Full Dome Tour: 9:00pm to 9:50 pm Plaskett Dome
Dome Tour / Astrophotography: 10:00 to 10:50 pm Plaskett Dome (Telescope open, weather permitting)
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