Caltech Astro Outreach

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[Caltech Astro Outreach @CaltechAstro]

How does gas form into stars in the center of our Milky Way? How can we best experience and preserve dark skies in an age of light? Join us at 7:30PM, Monday, June 15th for our 150th Astronomy on Tap (and the first of three this week)!
https://t.co/PxjTnj9cyq

[Caltech Astro Outreach @CaltechAstro]

Join us for a FREE afternoon of science demonstrations, solar telescopes, and public-level presentations on black holes, exoplanets, galaxies, and more. Come learn about space with scientists from Caltech, NASA JPL, Carnegie, LIGO, etc. More info at:
https://t.co/KfA6JKIYTw

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@mtizard It's a question as old as time.

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How do can we photograph black holes and dark matter? Professor Katie Bouman joined us last week for an outstanding Stargazing Lecture explaining how scientists are utilizing AI to help take images of exotic astrophysical phenomena. Now on YouTube:
https://t.co/Mqm3z92Nkb

[Caltech Astro Outreach @CaltechAstro]

Happening tonight!

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How do scientists use AI, physics, and telescope observations to "photograph" black holes and dark matter? Join us for a lecture by Professor Katie Bouman, who helped take the first picture of a black hole.
https://t.co/eFnXpeomRW

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The NASA Artemis II mission recently visited the Moon. We hosted Sarah Elizabeth McCandless, one of the navigation engineers for the Artemis II mission to discuss the mission and what it was like behind the scenes. Now on our YouTube channel:

https://t.co/1VfNsS86Xb

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The first of @CaltechAstro and DSA’s Science Fiction Film Series featured free screenings of “Interstellar” and “WALL-E”, each with a short intro on the real science behind the movies. The day also featured a visit to the 5th grade class in McGill.

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Caltech and the DSA Radio Telescope have worked with the Nevada Northern Railway to produce the Star Train, a train that travels into the Nevada desert to provide visitors with wonderful views of the night sky. It was featured in NYTimes last week:
https://t.co/9LVUv3NOcv

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How are astronomers using AI to assist in making photographs of black holes and dark matter? Join us in 2 weeks for our next Stargazing Lecture by Professor Katie Bouman, one of the scientists who made the first images of black holes, followed by a Q&A and telescope observing.

[Caltech Astro Outreach @CaltechAstro]

How do scientists use AI, physics, and telescope observations to "photograph" black holes and dark matter? Join us for a lecture by Professor Katie Bouman, who helped take the first picture of a black hole.
https://t.co/eFnXpeomRW

[Caltech Astro Outreach @CaltechAstro]

How do scientists use AI, physics, and telescope observations to "photograph" black holes and dark matter? Join us for a lecture by Professor Katie Bouman, who helped take the first picture of a black hole.
https://t.co/eFnXpeomRW

[Caltech Astro Outreach @CaltechAstro]

Why did a lunar lander payload put a hole in the Moon? We hosted Roshan Misra from Honeybee Robotics last week to discuss his team's LISTER instrument that put a hole in the Moon. His talk is now up on our YouTube channel!

https://t.co/bWYX6vjzWW

Photos by Robb Rosenfeld.

[Caltech Astro Outreach @CaltechAstro]

Happening tonight!

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What happened behind the scenes on Artemis II's recent journey to the Moon? Why did a recent lunar lander leave a hole on the lunar surface? Join us Monday, April 27th at 7:30PM as we discuss these topics and more at our next Astronomy on Tap.
https://t.co/eFnXpeomRW

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Join us next week for a special Astronomy on Tap all about the Moon! We'll hear from one of the NASA navigation engineers from the Artemis II mission, as well as the lead mechanical engineer for Honeybee Robotics, who recently put some instruments on the lunar surface.

[Caltech Astro Outreach @CaltechAstro]

What happened behind the scenes on Artemis II's recent journey to the Moon? Why did a recent lunar lander leave a hole on the lunar surface? Join us Monday, April 27th at 7:30PM as we discuss these topics and more at our next Astronomy on Tap.
https://t.co/eFnXpeomRW

[Caltech Astro Outreach @CaltechAstro]

Caltech Astro scientists recently contributed to the Night of Ideas at the Wende Museum, featuring solar telescopes, solar s'mores, and a presentation by Dr. Joanna Piotrowska on black holes. Thanks for hosting us, Villa Albertine!

Photo Credit: Tag Christof

[Caltech Astro Outreach @CaltechAstro]

What happened behind the scenes on Artemis II's recent journey to the Moon? Why did a recent lunar lander leave a hole on the lunar surface? Join us Monday, April 27th at 7:30PM as we discuss these topics and more at our next Astronomy on Tap.
https://t.co/eFnXpeomRW

[Caltech Astro Outreach @CaltechAstro]

After 10 days in space, the NASA Artemis II mission will return to Earth today, with an expected splashdown time at 5:07PM PM PT off the coast of San Diego. Welcome back, Artemis!

You can watch the whole thing live on NASA's YouTube channel: https://t.co/bJlvmdRib0

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Last month, we participated in the Great Orion Dark Sky Festival near Death Valley NP. We hosted solar demos and solar telescopes, astrophysicist Q&A panels, and astronomy presentations by Dr. Cameron Hummels on black holes, galaxies, and the formation of the solar system.

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Last month, we teamed up with Ventura College to host two days of public astronomy lectures and telescope sessions. Dr. Cameron Hummels gave presentations on galaxies and black holes, and put on solar observing sessions and a star party.

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Caltech and NASA JPL scientists are tracking Artemis II on its way to the Moon. These images were taken using the Hale Telescope at Palomar Observatory, one of the largest telescopes in the world.

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Last Friday, we hosted former NASA JPL Director Charles Elachi. He provided a bird's eye view of NASA's approach to exploration with lots of anecdotes from his time in leadership. Dr. Elachi's fantastic presentation is now up on our YouTube channel:
https://t.co/9wdgPAo3Ft