Dr. John Mather at 7:30
The James Webb Space Telescope is already producing magnificent images of galaxies, active galactic nuclei, star-forming regions, and planets. Scientists are hunting for some of the first objects that formed after the Big Bang, the first black holes (primordial or formed in galaxies), and beginning to observe the growth of galaxies, the formation of stars and planetary systems, and individual exoplanets through coronagraphy and transit spectroscopy. Dr. John Mather, Nobel Prize Winner in Physics, will show how we built the Webb telescope and what we hope to find.
The James Webb Space Telescope is already producing magnificent images of galaxies, active galactic nuclei, star-forming regions, and planets. Scientists are hunting for some of the first objects that formed after the Big Bang, the first black holes (primordial or formed in galaxies), and beginning to observe the growth of galaxies, the formation of stars and planetary systems, and individual exoplanets through coronagraphy and transit spectroscopy. Dr. John Mather, Nobel Prize Winner in Physics, will show how we built the Webb telescope and what we hope to find.
Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Time: 7:30 p.m. Eastern
Location:
Martz-Kohl Observatory
176 Robbins Hill Road
Frewsburg, NY 14738
