University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy
University of Hawaii at Hilo Physics and Astronomy Dept
Mahalo to Dr Richard Crowe for hosting and Dan Birchall for event support
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| 80 people came out to see Jim Fanson talk about the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX), an orbiting telescope, is a NASA Explorer mission surveying the heavens in the ultraviolet. GALEX is tracing episodes of galaxy building and star formation, the ultimate "construction projects" that built the billions of galaxies we see today. We are finding that star formation is a complex and fascinating process that occurs in amazingly diverse environments. The deepest GALEX images are tracing the evolution of galaxy building into the distant past, when most of the galactic construction took place, including that in our own Milky Way. GALEX maps of the ultraviolet sky, an unexplored piece of the electromagnetic spectrum, are producing many other surprises and discoveries about stars, the Milky Way, and the universe. Mahalo to Dr Richard Crowe for hosting and Dan Birchall for event support Streaming Video |
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