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AAVSO "Superstar Astronomers" with Dr. Michelle Thaller

July 23, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT

Join AAVSO and Dr. Michelle Thaller on Zoom for, "The Most Extreme Variable Stars (and Webb Update)"
Want to take observing variable stars to its most extreme? While we’ve known about pulsars since the late 1960s, a recent NASA mission is proving them to be more exciting and mysterious than we ever expected. NICER, the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer, is one of the smaller NASA missions, as far as size and budget, but the discoveries pouring out of this dishwasher-sized instrument on the ISS are blowing the minds of both observational and theoretical astronomers. What do the jets coming off a pulsar really look like? How do the jets change? Have we discovered a “quark star?” We’ll talk about all this and, sure, do an update about the Webb telescope too.

Dr. Michelle Thaller is an astrophysicist with over two decades of science communication experience. Her research involves the lifecycles of stars, and she has worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA Headquarters, and the Goddard Space Flight Center, where she is currently the liaison between the Office of Communication and the Science Directorate. Outside her work at NASA, she has appeared in many television science programs, including "How the Universe Works" and "Space’s Deepest Secrets." Dr. Thaller has done two "TEDx" talks about astronomy, and has hosted the podcast "Orbital Path" on public radio.

Questions? Email [email protected]

Details

Date:
July 23, 2022
Time:
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
Website:
https://www.aavso.org/2022-webinars

Organizer

AAVSO
Phone
6173540484
Email
kspirer@aavso.org
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Venue

Zoom