by Renae Kerrigan | Oct 30, 2020 | Live events
The goal of the Vera C. Rubin Observatory project is to conduct the 10-year Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST). LSST will deliver a 500 petabyte set of images and data products that will address some of the most pressing questions about the structure and evolution...
by Renae Kerrigan | Oct 28, 2020 | Live events
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) -the largest astronomical project in existence- is a single telescope of revolutionary design, composed of 66 high precision antennas located on the Chajnantor Plateau, 5000 meters altitude in northern Chile....
by Renae Kerrigan | Oct 24, 2020 | Live events
Chile isn’t called the astronomy capital of the world for nothing: During a NightSchool event highlighting the Big Astronomy planetarium show, learn about Chile’s long history of astronomical discovery, its epic mountain observatories, and the diverse collaboration of...
by Renae Kerrigan | Oct 5, 2020 | Live events
Check out a few of the educational activities created to enhance the Big Astronomy film experience by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. Vivian White, Director of Free Choice Learning, demonstrates how typical street lamps cause problematic light pollution, and...
by Renae Kerrigan | Sep 26, 2020 | Live events
Morrison Planetarium Director, Ryan Wyatt, will be in conversation with Planetarium Supervisor, Josh Roberts, to explore why Chile is such a wonderful place for astronomy. Then Ryan will be joined by visual effects supervisor and editor, Ken Ackerman, and technical...
by Renae Kerrigan | Sep 11, 2020 | Live events
Learn about the Globe at Night citizen science project, and how anyone can contribute to science by making observations from their backyard! We spoke with Dr. Connie Walker, scientist for NSF’s NOIRLab, who shared what inspired her to work in science. Watch a replay...
