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Credit Swinburne Astronomy Productions/ESO Wyoming Stargazing, an astronomy non-profit, is hosting a free online speaker series this spring and summer. The next featured speaker is Suzanne Ramsay from the European Southern Observatory in Munich. Ramsay is the instrumentation project manager for the Extremely Large Telescope, which will have a mirror that s 39 meters across when it s finished being built. The current telescopes that astronomers use around the world are the largest ones for the optical and infrared astronomy that we re talking about they re eight to ten meters in diameter, she said. It s a huge jump in size. Ramsay said that increase in size helps astronomers see fainter and more distant objects. ....
The age of Big Glass is far from over. While radio astronomy and space telescopes are all the rage in the 21st century, ground-based optical instruments still do cutting-edge science. And once it goes online, the European Southern Observatoryâs Extremely Large Telescope, under construction at 10,000 feet atop Cerro Armazones in the Chilean Andes, will give astronomers a 39-meter â thatâs nearly 128 feet â mirror to study black holes, take measurements of the universeâs rate of expansion and maybe even observe directly planets outside out solar system as the search for habitable Earth-like exoplanets continues to heat up. Dr. Suzanne Ramsay, a Scottish-born astronomer stationed just outside of Munich, is the instrumentation project manager for what will be the largest optical telescope on the planet. She leads development of the instruments â the latest in imagers, spectrometers and other insanely sensitive technology â that will gather an ....
(Pinedale, WY) Get those running shoes out and join the Pinedale Aquatic Center for Midnight on the Mesa! Experience the thrill of running the high desert just outside beautiful Pinedale, Wyoming. With a starting altitude of 7285′, you’ll feel as though you are running among the stars during this 12-hour trail running relay. Advertisement Beginning at midnight, the first runner for each team will take off under the nearly full moon, complete one lap and hand off to a teammate. The 4 person teams will continue the exchange rotation, with one runner on the course at a time, until noon Saturday. The goal is to complete as many laps in 12-hours as possible! The 4-mile loop will take participants up 375′ to the top of Mount Airy for a spectacular view of the Wind River Mountains towering over the Pinedale valley and the expansiveness of the Mesa before winding down two-track and single-track trails back to base camp. Whether your goal is one lap each or 4 laps each, this ....
Advertisement - Story continues below. About the Race Beginning at midnight, the first runner for each team will take off under the nearly full moon, complete one lap, and hand off to a teammate. The 4 person teams will continue the exchange rotation, with one runner on the course at a time, until noon Saturday. The goal is to complete as many laps in 12-hours as possible! The 4-mile loop will take participants up 375′ to the top of Mount Airy for a spectacular view of the Wind River Mountains towering over the Pinedale valley and the expansiveness of the Mesa before winding down two-track and single-track trails back to base camp. Whether your goal is one lap each or 4 laps each, this friendly relay race is the perfect launch into summer. ....