[AZ-Observing] Re: Mapping the Universe lecture at ASC

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  • Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 17:16:35 -0700

Just a reminder and a note to help you plan; Dr. Martha Haynes' lecture
at the Arizona Science Center is coming up on Monday, April 26th.

If you are planning on attending, please park in the Heritage Square garage
on Monroe Street. We will be able to validate for that garage, but not for
the big garage on Washington Street: there will be a baseball game that
evening, 
so they won't accept our validations.  Also, traffic
may be a little slow downtown and some of the garages may fill up, so you
may
want to schedule in a little extra time in arriving.

The Cornell Club of Arizona
and the Arizona Science Center
invite you to a special presentation by

Dr. Martha Haynes
Goldwin Smith Professor of Astronomy at Cornell University

speaking on

"Mapping the Universe with the 
Big Ear and the Big Eye"

Monday, April 26, 2004
The Arizona Science Center
Presentation begins at 6:15 p.m.

What You'll Learn
What IS the universe?  Is it expanding or contracting?  How do we know?  Can
we "see" everything that there is in the universe, or is most of it "dark?"
Cornell astronomers are using both the 200-inch telescope on Mt. Palomar
(the "Big Eye") and the 1,000-foot radio antenna at Arecibo (the "Big Ear")
to construct a three-dimensional map of the universe.  Professor Haynes will
discuss the scientific issues, the current observations, and where the next
decade is likely to take us.  She will also update us on Cornell's role in
the current Mars exploration.

About the Speaker
A highly-respected science educator, Professor Haynes has received the Henry
Draper Medal from the National Academy of Sciences (1989) and the College of
Arts and Sciences Dean's Award for Excellence in Advising (1993). She served
as the scientific consultant for the film, "Across Space and Time," an
educational production about the interrelationship of technology and basic
research. Her research focuses on the study of the evolutionary histories of
spiral galaxies, especially as their environment influences them. Haynes and
her research group are frequent users of the Arecibo 305 meter radio antenna
and the Palomar 5m telescope, as well as other telescopes throughout the
world.  Professor Haynes was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in
April 2000.

For more information:
http://www.alumni.cornell.edu/orgs/clubs/ccaz/ProfHaynes.htm


_______________________________________

Christine Shupla
Planetarium Director
Arizona Science Center
(602) 716-2078
shuplac@xxxxxxxxxxxxx

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