Huntington Lecture: A New Tool to Map Entire Galaxies
Last night I gave a public lecture at the Huntington Library, attended by ~500 people, whew! This talk is very accessible to people with all backgrounds.
Abstract:
Popular images of galaxies, while beautiful, do not provide the information that astronomers need to measure their inherent properties, such as their dynamics and the compositions of their stars and gases. Using the latest technological advances, Dr. McGurk is building a new, custom-designed instrument for Carnegie Observatories' Magellan Telescopes, which will reveal the universe in extreme detail–making it possible to efficiently create 3-D maps of galaxies, nebulae, and more.
Video here:
