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Guest Presentation at Space Place

The Big Picture: Science from Astronomical Surveys

Event Details

Date
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
Time
7-8 p.m.
Location
UW Space Place, 2300 S. Park St. (lower level of the Atrium)
Description
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), now under construction in Chile, will image the entire southern sky nearly a thousand times over the next decade. LSST is an example of astronomical surveys that map as much of the sky as possible as quickly as possible in order to make a statistical census of the cosmos. Keith Bechtol from UW-Madison Dept. of Physics will discuss the recent technologies that make such surveys possible.
Cost
Free

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