Astronomy on Tap
Held at M8RX, 409 State St., Santa Barbara.
Roughly every month we have two astronomers speak about their research. We also cover the latest astronomy in the news, give out prizes and more! No prior knowledge needed, must be 21 or older to enter.
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Brian Haworth and Eric Saunders (LCO) on what it takes to run a worldwide observatory.
Sally Shaw (UCSB) on hunting for dark matter under ground.
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Tim Lister (LCO) on near earth asteroids, threats or treasures?
Kevin Bundy (UCSC) on "undead" galaxies.
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Ylva Gotberg (University of Amsterdam) on binary stars and the re-ionization of the Universe.
Andy Howell (LCO & UCSB) on the great American solar eclipse of 2017.
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Curtis McCully, Sara Greenstreet, Rachel Street, Charlotte Mason, Todd Boroson, Nikolas Volgenau, Etienne Bachelet, Griffin Hosseinzadeh, Tim Lister, Greg Salvesen and Iair ("ya-eer") Arcavi (LCO/UCSB) presenting astrounding facts about the Universe and how we observe it.
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Mike McCourt (UCSB) on the fog surrounding galaxies.
Greg Salvesen (UCSB) on black holes.
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Sarah Greenstreet (LCO & UCSB) on Pluto and friends in the outer solar system.
Bill Wolf (UCSB) on classical novae: inside-out stars evolving in reverse.
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Matt Coleman (UCSB) on dwarf novea: the hiccups of vampire stars.
Phil Lubin (UCSB) on the Project Starshot and DEEP-IN interstellar missions.
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Rachel Street (LCO) on using microlensing to find extra solar planets.
Griffin Hosseinzadeh (LCO & UCSB) on supernovae and how to catch them.
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Haley Gomez (Cardiff University) on dust and the stolen starlight.
Edward Gomez (LCO) on the story of Jack Photon.
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Charlotte Mason (UCSB) on the first galaxies in the Universe.
Rob Siverd (LCO) on discovering planets around other stars.
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Andy Howell (LCO & UCSB) and Chelsey Harris (UC Berkeley) on the Science of Star Wars and The Force Awakens.
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Curtis McCully (LCO & UCSB) on rewatching a supernova through a gravitational lens.
Iair ("ya-eer") Arcavi (LCO & UCSB) on stars being torn apart by supermassive black holes.
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Matteo Cantiello (UCSB) on using waves to see inside stars.
Andy Howell (LCO & UCSB) on dark energy and the expansion of the Universe.
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