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UW Space Place Guest Presentation

Peering into the Infrared Universe with the Southern African Large Telescope

Event Details

Date
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Time
7-8 p.m.
Location
2300 S. Park Street
Description
Presented by Dr. Marsha Wolf of the UW-Madison Astronomy Department. UW-Madison astronomers are building a sophisticated new instrument that will allow our Southern African Large Telescope (SALT) to obtain images and spectra in the infrared part of the spectrum, which will be a huge expansion in the scientific power of SALT. Marsha Wolf heads the instrument development team and will tell us about their work.
Cost
Free

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