W. M. Keck Observatory Astronomy Talk
Name:
W. M. Keck Observatory Astronomy Talk
Date:
July 23, 2019
Time:
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM HST
Event Description:
WILL GRUNDY
LOWELL OBSERVATORY, FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA
TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2019
DOORS OPEN AT 6:30 PM, TALK STARTS AT 7:00 PM
KAHILU THEATRE
ASTRONOMY TALK - NASA's New Horizons mission broke records on New Year's Day 2019 after encountering the most distant object in our solar system ever explored by a spacecraft - a small Kuiper Belt object named 486958 2014 MU69, also known as Ultima Thule. The peanut-shaped object's distinct shape, called a contact binary, holds important clues about how it formed. Additional clues come from observations of other Kuiper Belt objects, especially binaries, where W. M. Keck Observatory is making valuable contributions. Dr. Will Grundy, a key member of the New Horizons mission, will explain why Kuiper Belt objects serve as time capsules that could unlock secrets about the origins of our solar system, from birth to the infant stages of its lifetime.
Free and Open to the Public
Tuesday, July 23, 2019, 7:00 PM
Doors open at 6:30 PM
Kahilu Theatre
67-1186 Lindsey Road
Kamuela, HI 96743
Mahalo to Our Sponsor:
Rob and Terry Ryan Foundation
LOWELL OBSERVATORY, FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA
TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2019
DOORS OPEN AT 6:30 PM, TALK STARTS AT 7:00 PM
KAHILU THEATRE
ASTRONOMY TALK - NASA's New Horizons mission broke records on New Year's Day 2019 after encountering the most distant object in our solar system ever explored by a spacecraft - a small Kuiper Belt object named 486958 2014 MU69, also known as Ultima Thule. The peanut-shaped object's distinct shape, called a contact binary, holds important clues about how it formed. Additional clues come from observations of other Kuiper Belt objects, especially binaries, where W. M. Keck Observatory is making valuable contributions. Dr. Will Grundy, a key member of the New Horizons mission, will explain why Kuiper Belt objects serve as time capsules that could unlock secrets about the origins of our solar system, from birth to the infant stages of its lifetime.
Free and Open to the Public
Tuesday, July 23, 2019, 7:00 PM
Doors open at 6:30 PM
Kahilu Theatre
67-1186 Lindsey Road
Kamuela, HI 96743
Mahalo to Our Sponsor:
Rob and Terry Ryan Foundation
Questions? Contact Shelly Pelfrey, Outreach Coordinator
outreach@keck.hawaii.edu
Learn More:
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outreach@keck.hawaii.edu
Learn More:
www.keckobservatory.org