by Renae Kerrigan | Jan 12, 2021 | Live events
The Big Astronomy leadership team gave a behind the scenes look at the project at the ASP2020 conference. Watch a REPLAY of this event here.
by Renae Kerrigan | Jan 5, 2021 | Live events
Alysha Shugart is a Science Operations Specialist at Gemini South. It is her job to operate the telescope or take astronomical data with different instruments, assist astronomers, and analyze the data. She works on many different aspects of observing with the massive...
by Renae Kerrigan | Dec 29, 2020 | Live events
Real People, Big Astronomy: Dr. Luis Chavarría Garrido Dr. Luis Chavarria Garrido is the Director of the Astronomy Program for the Chilean Government’s Ministry of Science. He carried out his doctoral thesis at Harvard and postdoctoral studies in Chile, France, and...
by Renae Kerrigan | Nov 25, 2020 | Live events
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), a program of the NOIRLab, is a complex of astronomical telescopes and instruments located in the remote foothills of the Andes mountains in Chile. The star of CTIO is the 4.0-meter Blanco telescope which features the...
by Renae Kerrigan | Nov 19, 2020 | Live events
The International Gemini Observatory consists of twin 8.1-meter diameter optical/infrared telescopes located on two of the best observing sites on the planet. The Gemini South telescope is located on a mountain in the Chilean Andes called Cerro Pachón, where very dry...
by Renae Kerrigan | Nov 13, 2020 | Live events
Learn about the making of the Big Astronomy Film, and how Ryan and Vivian from the Big Astronomy Leadership Team got involved in STEM Careers. Watch the REPLAY of this event here.
