Join us in Pupin Hall on March 31 for a full night of astronomy!
Columbia Astronomy Professor David Helfand will be giving a public talk titled "First Stars! Second Life? The remarkable vision of the James Webb Space Telescope":
"Hubble was great. But Hubble’s eyes, while vastly larger and unobscured by the atmosphere, are pretty much like our own — limited to just over a single octave of cosmic radiation. We are now opening a new window on the Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope. By far the most complex device ever placed in space, Webb is allowing us to see how the first stars and galaxies emerged from the Dark Ages of the early Universe, and to assay the atmospheres of planets beyond our solar system in a search for extraterrestrial life."
We'll kick off the evening at 6pm with some astronomy trivia, followed by Prof. Helfand's talk and Q&A. From 7:10-8:10pm, we will be outside stargazing on College Walk (weather permitting).
This event is free and open to all -- stay only as long as you want. If you plan to attend this event, please fill out the RSVP form at tinyurl.com/columbia-astro-march31.
