August 22, 2016 7:30-9:30PM

Event: Astronomy on Tap
Venue: Der Wolfskopf

Talk 1

Title: Galaxies with Edwin
Lecturer: Marja Seidel
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Institution: Observatories of the Carnegie Institution for Science

Talk 2

Title: Earth through the Looking Glass
Lecturer: Calen Henderson
Position: Postdoctoral Fellow
Institution: JPL

Quiz Questions / Answers

1. What is the location around a black hole from which not even light can escape? Event Horizon
2. What are the names of these two astronomically-themed Pokemon characters? Staryou, Starme
3. What is the most abundant element in the Sun? Hydrogen
4. What are Saturn's rings mostly made of? Ice
5. Last week's Perseid meteor shower was caused by orbital debris left over from this object? Comet Swift Tuttle
6. What Star Wars planet orbits around two stars and is the home of Luke Skywalker? Tatooine
7. A parsec is a measurement of what quantity? Distance
8. What is the name of our own galaxy? Milky Way
9. How many constellations are officially recognized? 88
10. What NASA mission is currently farthest from the Earth and still communicating with us? Voyager 1 (1977, 135 AU)