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---+ April 17, 2017 7:30-9:30PM
*Event*: [[AstronomyOnTap][Astronomy on Tap]]<br>
*Venue*: [[http://www.derwolfskopf.com/][Der Wolfskopf]]<br>
---+++ Talk 1
*Title*: Proxima B: Our Nearest Exoplanet<br>
*Lecturer*: Devin Silvia<br>
*Position*: NSF Astronomy and Astrophysics Postdoctoral Fellow<br>
*Institution*: Michigan State<br>
---+++ Talk 2
*Title*: A History of Black Hole Simulations (and Failures)<br>
*Lecturer*: Masha Okounkova<br>
*Position*: Graduate Student<br>
*Institution*: Caltech<br>
---+++ Quiz Questions / Answers
   1. How many planets have been discovered in the TRAPPIST-1 exoplanetary system? 7
   1. What is the largest satellite orbiting the Earth? Moon
   1. What is the duration of the Solar Cycle (i.e. Sunspot Cycle)? 11 years (also accepted 22 years)
   1. What desert planet featured in Star Wars: Rogue One was the major source of kyber crystals in the galaxy? Jedha
   1. What JPL-constructed mission will tragically plunge into Saturn in 151 days? Cassini
   1. What is the name of the astronaut stranded on Mars in The Martian? Mark Watney
   1. Rank the sizes of these astronomical objects from smallest to biggest: Sun/Star, Earth, Moon, Galaxy -- Moon, Earth, Sun, Galaxy
   1. What 2018 NASA mission will become the closest manmade object to approach the Sun at eight solar radii? Solar Probe Plus
   1. What is the thickness of Saturn's rings? 10 meters
   1. Who was the first person to go into space? Yuri Gagarin, 1961

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