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Dome Talk
Public Speaker Series 2009
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As part of the Jordan Planetarium celebration of the International Year of Astronomy, a series of public speakers willl offer expert insight into the workings of our universe. All talks are free of charge (donations accepted), and will run 45 minutes plus a Q&A and refreshments to follow.
All talks begin promptly at 7pm so meet me at the dome early! |
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| November 12 |
Dr. Neil Comins will examine the newly unveilled image of the Milky Way center from NASA's Great Observatories. The mural astronomical images will go on display this date but visitors this evening will get a closer look still as the Omnidome system zooms into the details like a good researcher. Neil will be our tour guide and welcome any and all questions about the subject. Dr. Comins has been an astronomy professor at UMaine since 1978 and has authored both popular insightful and academic books to illuminate our cosmic view. |
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| December 10 |
Making data look cool. Zack Schiller, a Jordan Planetarium presenter will share his work as an intern at Jet Propulsion Laboratories last summer. Using trajectory/orbital data for the LCROSS mission that crashed into the moon in October, he created a simluation for use in full-dome video formats like our Omnidome system. Zack will discuss and welcome quesions about his intern experience, the JPL environment and the visual media tools he has used. |
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