A celebration of Kindness with our colleagues across NOIRLab, Rubin Construction & DiRAC! Join us for our first annual celebration of Kindness Day. Recognize the kind acts of your colleagues on the Slack #rubin-be-kind channel or by building onto the kindness chain (chain links are available in the DiRAC space after Feb 1st). We will […]
The next Astronomy on Tap is on Wednesday (2/22) at Bickersons Brewhouse in Ballard, starting at 7pm. First, Sam Garza will walk us through our place in the universe and talk about the Milky Way as well as nearby galaxies! Then, Zack Cohen will talk about how learning about early life on Earth can teach […]
On March 1st, 2023, DiRAC is hosting “A New Era of Discovery: Mapping the Universe with the Rubin Observatory” event at the UW Planetarium. We’re at the brink of a new age of survey-driven discovery in astronomy. Where before we could only study a handful of objects at a time, new detectors, algorithms, and telescopes […]
Large Synoptic Survey Telescope Corporation (LSSTC) Data Science Fellowship Program (DSFP) The LSSTC DSFP is a two year training program designed to teach skills required for LSST science that are not easily addressed by current astrophysics programs. The program consists of three, one-week schools per year over a two year period. The LSSTC Data Science Fellowship Program […]
This month AoT has a guest speaker Dr. Aaron Meisner! Each FREE Astronomy on Tap event features accessible, engaging science presentations on topics ranging from planets to black holes to the beginning of the Universe. Most events have games and prizes to test and reward your new-found knowledge! There is always lots of time to […]
On July 17-21, the Rubin Survey Scheduling Team will hold a “team+” workshop in the UW Astro department. The scheduler team includes members from UW, Fermilab, and Rubin, and we will be joined by additional representatives from Rubin System Performance and Rubin Observatory Operations. Our main goals for this workshop are to map out our remaining […]
Astronomy on Tap on July 26th! Speakers: Emily Levesque & Huangyu Xiao The spectacular Emily Levesque will start the evening off with storytelling and science that will take you on a sweeping behind-the-scenes tour of today’s most exciting astronomical discoveries, introduce you to the people who make them, and explore the evolving world of professional […]
Astronomy on Tap on August 30th! Speakers: Andy Tzanidakis & Yakov Faerman Each FREE Astronomy on Tap event features accessible, engaging science presentations on topics ranging from planets to black holes to the beginning of the Universe. Most events have games and prizes to test and reward your new-found knowledge! There is always lots of […]
On November 16th, 2023 we would like to invite you to the DiRAC Planetarium Event “A New Era of Discovery: Mapping the Universe with the Rubin Observatory”. The event will take place at the UW Planetarium. Join us for an evening of discussion and learning with UW astronomers building the largest sky survey in human history. Please reserve your spot […]