Join Skyscrapers
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Our Return to Seagrave Memorial Observatory
for
Our 2025 Annual Meeting

Saturday, April 5th, 6:00pm

Our meeting will feature renowned NASA Astronomy Visualization Expert, Dr. Kim Arcand, followed by a member meeting, cake & refreshments, and if the weather cooperates, observing with Seagrave’s fine telescopes.

Don’t miss this opportunity to participate in the organization’s business meeting, catch up with members & friends after the long winter, enjoy some cake, and observe the night sky.  You’re also invited to bring a telescope of your own!   

Sensing Our Universe: Using Data Beyond Sight
Dr. Kimberly Arcand
Chandra X-Ray Observatory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QCc60OaeTI

Speaker details:

BIO

Dr. Kimberly Arcand is a leading expert in astronomy visualization and has been an innovator in 3D imaging, printing, and extended reality applications with astrophysics data. Kim began her career in molecular biology and public health before moving to NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory in 1998. Her current work includes sonification of spatial data, screen-based holograms, machine learning applications for image processing, and other intersections of emerging technology and astrophysics. She has co-written eight non-fiction science books.

ABSTRACT

SENSING OUR UNIVERSE: USING DATA TO GO BEYOND SIGHT
Like Geordi on Star Trek: TNG, scientists can now experience the Universe beyond sight through scientific translations that turn data from NASA issions like the Chandra X-ray Observatory and James Webb Space Telescope into sounds, 3D prints, and even holograms.