September 11, 2017 7:30-9:30PM

Event: Astronomy on Tap
Venue: Der Wolfskopf

Talk 1

Title: Singing with the stars; the real music of the spheres
Lecturer: Anders Thygesen
Position: Postdoctoral Researcher
Institution: Caltech

Talk 2

Title: Twinkle Twinkle Little Galaxy: Simulating the Universe's Tiniest Star Factories
Lecturer: Coral Wheeler
Position: Postdoctoral Researcher
Institution: Caltech

Quiz Questions / Answers

1. In asteroseismology, How does the "sound" of giant stars compare to the "sound" of the Sun? Lower pitch
2. Rumors currently abound regarding the detection of gravitational waves from merging neutron stars detected by what instrument? LIGO
3. During the solar eclipse last month, what unusual atmospheric phenomenon was observed in the minute prior to totality? Shadowbands
4. Last week, the Sun released a series of flares and a coronal mass ejection, leading to increased activity in what Earth-based magnetic phenomenon? Aurora
5. Lego recently released a $200 kit for building a 1:110 model of what important space exploration milestone? Saturn V
6. In Star Wars, what urban planet is the capital of the Galactic Republic and the seat of the Jedi Council? Coruscant
7. In 600 million years, we will no longer have total solar eclipses due to the Moon slowly drifting away from the earth--how fast is it receding? 4cm/year
8. The Arecibo radio telescope, the second largest in the world, survived what hurricane this week as it passed over Puerto Rico? Irma
9. After evolving to a red giant in a few billion years, our Sun is hypothesized to change into what type of object? White Dwarf/Planetary Nebula
10. What NASA mission will meet its end this Friday as it plummets into the interior of Saturn? Cassini