UofL and Bellarmine are celebrating the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s first telescopic view of the heavens. Wait, is “the heavens” a technical term or are they just being poetic? Moving on. The free program on Thursday November 19 includes a panel discussion and “unveiling of unprecedented new NASA images of our galaxy.”
The panel includes James Lauroesch, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, UofL;
Rachel Connolly, director, Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium;
Katherine Bulinski, assistant professor of geosciences, Bellarmine
University; Akhtar Mahmood, associate professor of physics, Bellarmine
and J. Milburn Thompson, chair, theology dept., Bellarmine.The unveiling includes a giant 6-foot-by-3-foot image that presents a
unique view of the galaxy in near-infrared light observed by the Hubble
Space Telescope, infrared light observed by Spitzer Space Telescope and
X-ray light observed by Chandra X-ray Observatory. This combined image
was carefully assembled from mosaic photo surveys of the Milky Way’s
core by each telescope. It provides the most wide-ranging view ever of
our galaxy’s mysterious hub.
Thursday November 19, 2009
7PM
Rauch Planetarium
Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium, north end, Belknap Campus (Directions and parking information)
University of Louisville
November 17, 2009
UofL