Feb

03

Thursday

3:30 PM

Astronomy Colloquium: “Tidal disruptions of stars – from simulations to observations with Rubin Observatory LSST”

A colloquium speaker this week is Dr. Andreja Gomboc from the University of Nova Gorica The colloquium is hybrid and will have the option to attend both in-person and virtually. It will start at 3:30pm PT in PAA A102. Refreshments will be served at 3:15pm. Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/91838346429 Meeting ID: 918 3834 6429 Title: “Tidal disruptions of stars – from simulations to […]

Zoom Meeting

Feb

22

Tuesday

12:00 PM

Astro Lunch Talk

Speaker: Colin Orion Chandler UW, PAB, Room C341 Insights into Volatile Distributions via Exo/Planetary Data Science: Active Asteroids, Planet 9 Climate, and Beyond Bio: Doctoral Candidate Colin Orion Chandler is a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program awardee and Presidential Fellow at Northern Arizona University. Colin models planetary atmospheres with advisor Ty Robinson and […]


Feb

23

Wednesday

7:00 PM

Astronomy on Tap

Location: Peddler Brewing Company Featuring: Pedro Bernardinelli “The (Accidental) Discovery of the Largest Comet Ever Found Andy Tzanidakis “Cosmic Cinematography with the Vera C. Rubin Observatory: A New Frontier to the Dynamic Universe”


Mar

03

Thursday

3:30 PM

Astronomy Colloquium

“Rubin Observatory and LSST: Powering the Next Wave of Astronomical Discovery, from mapping the Solar System to understanding of Dark Energy” The Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), starting in mid-2024, will be the most comprehensive optical astronomy project ever undertaken. Rubin will take panoramic images of the entire visible sky twice […]

Zoom Meeting


Apr

27

Wednesday

8:00 PM

Astronomy on Tap

Join us at Bad Jimmy’s for a night of aliens and exploding stars! We’ll have talks by UW Astronomy and Astrobiology Grad Student Megan Gialluca and DiRAC Fellow Azalee Bostroem. More Info


May

05

Thursday

12:00 PM

UW Space Dialogue w/ UW Astronomy’s Meredith Rawls on “Astronomy, satellites, and the future of the sky”

Astronomy, satellites, and the future of our sky We are witnessing a new era as skies fill with thousands of low-Earth-orbit satellites that reflect sunlight. Observational astronomy at all wavelengths is increasingly affected, and so is the shared human experience of the night sky. For optical ground-based astronomy, the impacts of satellites are worst for large wide-field facilities. […]


May

11

Wednesday

4:30 PM

UW Data Science Seminar: Star Sounder

Please use this zoom link for the event. Please join us for a UW Data Science Seminar event on Wednesday, May 11th from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. The seminar will feature Juan Pampin, UW Professor of Music Composition and faculty of the Center for Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS); Daniela Huppenkothen, staff scientist, SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research; James Davenport, UW Astronomy Research Assistant Professor; […]


May

11

Wednesday

8:00 PM

Seattle Science Slam

After a 2 year hiatus, we’re back, and will be resuming our monthly events through fall. Seattle Science Slam is a free event featuring three engaging and accessible presentations from scientists. The audience’s applause decides who wins. This month we have an astrophysics talk on the fate of our sun, a statistics talk about mosquitos […]


May

25

Wednesday

8:00 PM

Astronomy on Tap Seattle at Bickersons Brewhouse in Ballard

Astronomy on Tap is back at its previous AstroOnTap location, now known as Bickersons Brewhouse (Ballard). Still 8pm PST, still the same great astronomy talks! Join us this month on May 25 to learn about how so many satellites on Earth affect how we might be able to see the night sky as well as looking for […]