Stars and Black Holes (Photo – NASA Goddard Space Flight Center)
Guillermo Blanc will describe the violent inner life of galaxies, and how a new telescope at Carnegie Science’s Las Campanas Observatory in Chile is allowing astronomers to map these processes in unprecedented ways.
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Over the short span of a human lifetime, galaxies appear static in the sky. But on astronomical timescales, galaxies are constantly undergoing violent internal processes that assemble and destroy giant gas structures in which new stars are born. These young stars inject enormous energy into their surroundings by shining light, driving winds from their atmospheres, and exploding in cataclysmic supernova events that release most of the chemical elements from which planets and living things are made.
In addition to being a staff scientist, Blanc is Associate Director for Strategic Initiatives at Carnegie Science Observatories. His research focuses on galaxy evolution, star formation, and the chemical enrichment of interstellar gas in galaxies. He is also participating in the development of new scientific infrastructure at Carnegie Science’s Las Campanas site in Chile.
Doors open at 6:30 pm; the program begins with a brief musical performance at 7:00 pm; followed by the lecture at 7:30 pm. Tickets are free, but reservations are required.
Carnegie Astronomy Lecture: Mapping the Violent Inner Life of Galaxies May 13, 2024 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Location The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, CA 91108
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