Happening @ Michigan https://events.umich.edu/list/rss RSS Feed for Happening @ Michigan Events at the University of Michigan. Mohler Prize Lecture (February 26, 2020 7:00pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70223 70223-17549993@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Wednesday, February 26, 2020 7:00pm
Location: Michigan League
Organized By: Department of Astronomy

James Webb Space Telescope: What Happens after the Hubble Space Telescope?

The Hubble Space Telescope has delivered beautiful images and great results for far more years than originally planned. NASA is working on a successor, JWST, which will be launched in 2021. Many technical challenges have had to be overcome to make this telescope a reality. Many of these challenges stem from the large size of JWST and its unique architecture. The science that it promises to deliver ranges from characterizing the atmospheres of planets orbiting other stars to finding the most distant galaxies.

Lecture: Michigan League - Michigan Room (2nd Floor)
Reception Following: Michigan League - Kalamazoo Room (2nd Floor)

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Lecture / Discussion Wed, 11 Dec 2019 14:40:29 -0500 2020-02-26T19:00:00-05:00 2020-02-26T20:00:00-05:00 Michigan League Department of Astronomy Lecture / Discussion Dr. Marcia Rieke
Astronomy Colloquium Series Presents (February 27, 2020 3:30pm) https://events.umich.edu/event/70221 70221-17549990@events.umich.edu Event Begins: Thursday, February 27, 2020 3:30pm
Location: West Hall
Organized By: Department of Astronomy

“The Next Step in Deep Extragalactic Surveys”

The original rationale for the James Webb Space Telescope was detecting the first light in the Universe, meaning the first stars and galaxies. This goal has remained as one of the key drivers for the hardware development albeit with the footnote that only the first galaxies, not literally the first individual stars, can be detected. Two of the instruments teams, the NIRCam and NIRSpec Teams, have joined forces to produce a legacy survey with both multi-wavelength imaging and multi-object spectroscopy
using JWST. Expected results as illustrated by a mock catalog and a data challenge will be presented.


Please note: Should you require any accommodations to ensure equal access and opportunity related to this event please contact Stacy Tiburzi at 734-764-3440 or stibu@umich.edu.

Tea will be served beforehand from 3:00-3:30pm in Serpens.

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Lecture / Discussion Thu, 23 Jan 2020 13:05:14 -0500 2020-02-27T15:30:00-05:00 2020-02-27T16:30:00-05:00 West Hall Department of Astronomy Lecture / Discussion Dr. Marcia J. Rieke