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---+ March 25, 2019 7:30-9:30PM
*Event*: [[AstronomyOnTap][Astronomy on Tap]]<br>
*Venue*: [[http://www.derwolfskopf.com/][Der Wolfskopf]]<br>
---+++ Talk 1
*Title*: Tumbling Black Holes<br>
*Lecturer*: Vijay Varma<br>
*Position*: Graduate Student<br>
*Institution*: Caltech<br>
---+++ Talk 2
*Title*: Superpowers of 10: How we think about extreme numbers<br>
*Lecturer*: Elizabeth Landau<br>
*Position*: Senior Storyteller<br>
*Institution*: JPL<br>
---+++ Quiz Questions / Answers
   1. What was the name of the first animal to orbit the Earth and safely land? Belka & Strelka
   1. In Star Wars, what planet was home to Jar-Jar Binks and his fellow aquatic Gungans? Naboo
   1. Currently, NASA mission OSIRIS-REx is preparing to bring back samples as it orbits around what asteroid? Bennu
   1. What is the technical term for the clouds of gas and dust that often act as nurseries for stars? Nebulae
   1. What is emitted when two black holes merge? Gravitational waves
   1. What is the name for the type of telescope that only uses lenses to collect and focus light? Refracting telescope
   1. What feature on Jupiter has been observed to be present for at least 150 years? Great red spot
   1. Last week, the Sun sent a coronal mass ejection (CME) towards the Earth, which normally results in what astronomical phenomenon? Aurora / Northern Lights
   1. Harry Potter's godfather is named after which star, the brightest star in the night sky? Sirius
   1. Which spacecraft recently crossed into interstellar space? Voyager 2
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