Laura was our host for today's journal club. Thanks to her for doing so! Things we talked about were:
Data at risk. Is all astronomical data at risk. There is an international call for preserving that data.
Brasil is joining ESO, the first non-European member! Read up on it here.
Talked a bit about TMT, worrying about money! And there has been some discussion through Victoria/HIA about converting CFHT into a 10m class dedicated spectroscopic telescope. A great idea....but is there money for that?
IceCube Neutrino observatory has begun operations! Check out their website!
thanks for hosting Laura!
Reading Week next week
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Recap: Feb 9 2011
What to do with the 3rd floor hallway?
-5 posters educational posters/4 spots for research - 9 spots total
-each prof/grad team take ownership of one educational
Big Questions to address: (with possible leading prof)
Exoplanets - paul
Cosmology - Dark Matter - Dark Energy - Big Bang - pat
end points of stellar evolution - norbert
large scale structure - marshall
active galactic nuclei/black holes - michael
life in the universe?...takers?
instrumentation?
why is the sky blue?
why is the sunset red?
-should include our OWN research in this. not necessarily have textbook images. include a York University credit in each poster i.e. graphics/images/stuff WE do
GOAL: have done for september 2011
Michael Bientenhotz still has the canadian images from IYA - to keep in mind - 1st floor maybe
Other Journal Club Topics: Led by Bahman
Largest black hole ever measured in M87.
E-merlin (radio telescope in UK) should increase resolution. Here's an example of what it will be doing.
Most distant galaxy cluster measured using Spitzer, Chandra, HST, and Subaru. z~5.3.
see you all next week!
-5 posters educational posters/4 spots for research - 9 spots total
-each prof/grad team take ownership of one educational
Big Questions to address: (with possible leading prof)
Exoplanets - paul
Cosmology - Dark Matter - Dark Energy - Big Bang - pat
end points of stellar evolution - norbert
large scale structure - marshall
active galactic nuclei/black holes - michael
life in the universe?...takers?
instrumentation?
why is the sky blue?
why is the sunset red?
-should include our OWN research in this. not necessarily have textbook images. include a York University credit in each poster i.e. graphics/images/stuff WE do
GOAL: have done for september 2011
Michael Bientenhotz still has the canadian images from IYA - to keep in mind - 1st floor maybe
-podcasts for different topics here - michael/paul worked on this
-can include youtube in this
-itunes for podcasting
Other Journal Club Topics: Led by Bahman
Largest black hole ever measured in M87.
E-merlin (radio telescope in UK) should increase resolution. Here's an example of what it will be doing.
Most distant galaxy cluster measured using Spitzer, Chandra, HST, and Subaru. z~5.3.
see you all next week!
Monday, January 24, 2011
Recap: Jan 19
Marshall McCall and Paul Delaney covered the news for this week, here is a list of the talking points:
Marshall told us about the latest plank press releases. Check out the website for all that.
John Moores told us about his new paper on northern latitude Mars fog. doi: 10.1029/2010GL046315
On the possibility that life could have been seeded by asteroids.
NASA is still hoping for Spirit to answer back as the Martian winter lifts. Let's cross our fingers!
Astronaut set to lead the space walks on mission STS-133 to the space station has broken his hip while on a Bicycle. NASA appoints new lead.
The lunar interior appears to be more complicated than previously thought. Perhaps there's a liquid core after all.
Thanks to all who came. Lianne and Paul will be leading next week's discussion!
Marshall told us about the latest plank press releases. Check out the website for all that.
John Moores told us about his new paper on northern latitude Mars fog. doi: 10.1029/2010GL046315
On the possibility that life could have been seeded by asteroids.
NASA is still hoping for Spirit to answer back as the Martian winter lifts. Let's cross our fingers!
Astronaut set to lead the space walks on mission STS-133 to the space station has broken his hip while on a Bicycle. NASA appoints new lead.
The lunar interior appears to be more complicated than previously thought. Perhaps there's a liquid core after all.
Thanks to all who came. Lianne and Paul will be leading next week's discussion!
Monday, December 6, 2010
Recap: Nov 24 and Dec 1
hello all. A double post today to catch up the last couple of weeks!
On Nov. 24 Laura was kind enough to host journal club. here is a list of things we talked about!
Penrose claims to have glimpsed the universe before the big bang. you know you want to read more.
the first methane dwarf obriting a dead star.
Europe maintains its presence on frontier
Astronomers confirm the first exo-planet that originated OUTSIDE the milky way. really cool article.
York's Scott Menary and his team at CERN trap anti-hydrogen for the first time!
On Dec 1 both Lianne and Jesse brought some cool stories to talk about:
Astronomers at UPenn have found a way to test for higher spatial dimensions in space. By observing the lensing effects of a black hole.
More from Cassini: Rhea has an oxygen atmosphere.....that is 5 trillion times less dense than Earth's.
More from Cassini: Enceladus (see Dr. John for pronunciation) has warm cracks that seem to change frequently.
Jupiter's belt is on its way back! exciting....
NASA to hold press conference on some astro-biology.
thanks everyone!
On Nov. 24 Laura was kind enough to host journal club. here is a list of things we talked about!
Penrose claims to have glimpsed the universe before the big bang. you know you want to read more.
the first methane dwarf obriting a dead star.
Europe maintains its presence on frontier
Astronomers confirm the first exo-planet that originated OUTSIDE the milky way. really cool article.
York's Scott Menary and his team at CERN trap anti-hydrogen for the first time!
On Dec 1 both Lianne and Jesse brought some cool stories to talk about:
Astronomers at UPenn have found a way to test for higher spatial dimensions in space. By observing the lensing effects of a black hole.
More from Cassini: Rhea has an oxygen atmosphere.....that is 5 trillion times less dense than Earth's.
More from Cassini: Enceladus (see Dr. John for pronunciation) has warm cracks that seem to change frequently.
Jupiter's belt is on its way back! exciting....
NASA to hold press conference on some astro-biology.
thanks everyone!
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Recap: Nov. 17th
thanks to Jesse for bringing some stories. here is a list of talking points
Eris has performed a stellar occultation, find that it's actually smaller than pluto.
A cosmologists wish list: here.
Supernova 1979C may have been the birth of a new black hole!
Has a nearby quasar just turned off?
Allan Sandage has passed away. He was a prolific astronomer, and contributed much to the community. He will be missed.
Gemini South has refurbished their mirror.
Eris has performed a stellar occultation, find that it's actually smaller than pluto.
A cosmologists wish list: here.
Supernova 1979C may have been the birth of a new black hole!
Has a nearby quasar just turned off?
Allan Sandage has passed away. He was a prolific astronomer, and contributed much to the community. He will be missed.
Gemini South has refurbished their mirror.
Recap: Nov. 10th
Thanks to stu for handling the stories this week! some of the things we covered.
There may be a link between barred spirals and the size of the galaxy. read more here.
the sun is ramping up! SDO is going to get its money's worth.
The Large Hadron Collider has made its first lead ion collisions.
The leonids are ramping up!
Close up on comet hartley by EPOXI.
Climate change in the cosmic past?
The Fermi telescope has found two giant spheres of Gamma-ray emitting bubbles roughly half the size of the galaxy. very interesting...not well understood.
thanks to all for coming
There may be a link between barred spirals and the size of the galaxy. read more here.
the sun is ramping up! SDO is going to get its money's worth.
The Large Hadron Collider has made its first lead ion collisions.
The leonids are ramping up!
Close up on comet hartley by EPOXI.
Climate change in the cosmic past?
The Fermi telescope has found two giant spheres of Gamma-ray emitting bubbles roughly half the size of the galaxy. very interesting...not well understood.
thanks to all for coming
Friday, November 5, 2010
Recap: Nov. 3rd - Host: Ted Rudyk
Thanks to Ted for bringing the stories this week, and thanks for everyone who came out! Here are some of the things that were covered.
The Kepler spacecraft can 'hear' a red giant singing in space.
Saturn's B ring has a lot more to say, and we've translated it.
The gullies on mars can be created by carbon dioxide, not water.
How common is a planetary system like ours? The keck observatory has an answer.
Amateur astronomer Mike Lynch's telescope blew up! The telescope happened to be cover-less during the day, and the sun crossed the mirror concentrating the light on the secondary mirror.
Robonaut 2 is heading skyward in december aboard discovery, check out its jobs here.
thanks to all for coming, see you next week!
The Kepler spacecraft can 'hear' a red giant singing in space.
Saturn's B ring has a lot more to say, and we've translated it.
The gullies on mars can be created by carbon dioxide, not water.
How common is a planetary system like ours? The keck observatory has an answer.
Amateur astronomer Mike Lynch's telescope blew up! The telescope happened to be cover-less during the day, and the sun crossed the mirror concentrating the light on the secondary mirror.
Robonaut 2 is heading skyward in december aboard discovery, check out its jobs here.
thanks to all for coming, see you next week!
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