Steamplant Lecture: Collegiate Peak Forum Series

Lecture | Collegiate Peak Forum Series
November 5th at 5:30pm to 8:00pm

From the website:
Please join us for dinner (5:30pm) followed by a conversation with Dr.MacGregor (7:00pm) about the James Webb Telescope (JWST) that was launched on December 25, 2021. Dr. Meredith A. MacGregor is an Assistant Professor in the Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences Department at the University of Colorado.The JWST is the most powerful telescope ever launched and it will enable a broad range of investigations across the fields of astronomy and cosmology, as well as detailed atmospheric characterization of potentially habitable exoplanets.  The JWST is deployed in a solar orbit near the Sun–Earth L2,(Lagrange point) about 1.5 million kilometers (930,000 mi) from Earth, where its five layer kite-shaped sunshield protects it from warming by the Sun, Earth and Moon.

A livestream option will be offered as well.

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For more information, please visit https://salidasteamplant.com/event/lecture-collegiate-peak-forum-series/.