From Apples to Orange Juice: Can We Infer a Galaxy's Biography from Just One Photograph? Despite having data stretching back over 10 billion years and computer simulations that make realistic-looking galaxies starting from just gas and dark matter, humans do not have a theory that predicts why a galaxy looks the way it does based […]
This event has passed. To provide feedback about the meeting, click here. Our Dusty Universe The two first images of ESO’s GigaGalaxy Zoom project combined to show a whole view of the Milky Way as could be seen with the unaided eye, and a more central region observed with an amateur telescope. Most of […]
Come and socialize with your fellow astronomy enthusiasts face-to-face at this online meeting! Bring your latest AstroPhotos or questions or mini-presentation. This event was created as a response to those who missed the social interaction opportunity provided at our in-person general meetings.
RSVP using the link on the box above. Please install/update zoom client prior to the event. Cosmic Dawn: The Birth of Galaxies in our Universe The Milky Way is but one of an estimated two trillion galaxies in our observable Universe. Modern astronomical telescopes have revealed a rich ecosystem of galaxies, but our Universe wasn't […]
This event is free and open to public, to attend please use the zoom registration link on the box above. Solar Eclipses: Math, Science, and Spectacle A composite image of the 2013 total solar eclipse at solar maximum. (Photos by Jay Pasachoff, Allen Davis, and Vojtech Rusin; computer compositing by Miloslav Druckmüller) As a veteran […]
This event is free and open to public, to attend please use the zoom.us link on the box above. Uncovering the Death Throes of Massive Stars Through Supernovae Stars more massive than about 10 solar masses explode at the end of their life and die as supernovae. How massive stars look like when they explode? […]
This is an online event held by OCA for VCAS. No prior registration is required but when entering the webinar, zoom will ask for your name and email. At the time of the meeting, to attend via zoom app click here, via your browser click here. To install the zoom app click here. It Broke! […]
This is an online event, to attend please register with zoom using the link on the box above. Download: Club Announcements This meeting's speaker changed at the last minutes and the information reflected here has not been updated. Dark Matter and the Dance of Dwarf Galaxies Major galaxies, such as our cosmic home the Milky Way, the […]
This event is free and open to public, to attend please register using the zoom.us link on the box above. Come and socialize with your fellow astronomy enthusiasts face-to-face virtually! Bring your latest astrophotos, mini-presentation, questions or none and your own refreshments.
This is an online event held by OCA for VCAS. No prior registration is required but when entering the webinar, zoom will ask for your name and email. At the time of the meeting, to attend via zoom app click here, via your browser click here. To install the zoom app click here. 2020: […]