Professor Gregory Laughlin, Yale – Oumuamua, Borisov and the discovery of Interstellar Objects
NOTE: This lecture will be different than previous events as we will be hosting it as a Webinar on Zoom. If you want to participate in the live talk and ask questions, you will need Zoom to participate. If you just want to watch, you do NOT need to install any software.
The entire meeting will be posted on our YouTube channel a few days later. The webinar begins at 7:50 PM on June 16th and webinar links will be posted as we near the event on our webpage, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts.
This is our full monthly meeting and the speaker is scheduled to begin around 8:20 pm.
Oumuamua, Borisov and the discovery of Interstellar Objects
One of the biggest astronomical surprises of the past several years has been the detection of interstellar objects. To date, two such interlopers have been detected passing through our solar system, the mysterious ‘Oumuamua, and the less-mysterious Comet Borisov. In this talk, I’ll give an overview of ‘Oumuamua’s bizarre properties, and will delve into some of the theories surrounding its origin. I’ll also cover the appearance of Comet Borisov, and explain what it has to tell us about the formation of other Solar Systems in the Galaxy.
Greg Laughlin is a Professor of Astronomy at Yale University. His research focuses on the formation, characterization and evolution of planets, both in our own Solar System and Beyond.
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The June Cal’s Corner will feature virtual tours of some astronomy facilities.
NOTE: This lecture will be different than previous events as we will be hosting it as a Webinar on Zoom. If you want to participate in the live talk and ask questions, you will need Zoom to participate. If you just want to watch, you do NOT need to install any software.
The entire meeting will be posted on our YouTube channel a few days later. The webinar begins at 7:50 PM on June 16th and webinar links will be posted as we near the event on our webpage, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts.
This is our full monthly meeting and the speaker is scheduled to begin around 8:20 pm.
Oumuamua, Borisov and the discovery of Interstellar Objects
One of the biggest astronomical surprises of the past several years has been the detection of interstellar objects. To date, two such interlopers have been detected passing through our solar system, the mysterious ‘Oumuamua, and the less-mysterious Comet Borisov. In this talk, I’ll give an overview of ‘Oumuamua’s bizarre properties, and will delve into some of the theories surrounding its origin. I’ll also cover the appearance of Comet Borisov, and explain what it has to tell us about the formation of other Solar Systems in the Galaxy.
Greg Laughlin is a Professor of Astronomy at Yale University. His research focuses on the formation, characterization and evolution of planets, both in our own Solar System and Beyond.
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The June Cal’s Corner will feature virtual tours of some astronomy facilities.
Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Time: 8 p.m. - 10 p.m. Eastern