Please check out this newsletter from the @UWMPlanetarium :) Greetings from the UWM Planetarium! Attached is our October 2013 newsletter (PDF) containing information on all the upcoming events at the Planetarium. Our special event, Black Hole Bash runs next week on Thursday, October 3 and Friday, October 4 from 5-9 pm! Our next Friday Night Show will be "Fall stars and their myths" and will begin on November 1st! All information contained in the newsletter can also be read below. We hope to see you soon! UWM Manfred Olson Planetarium planetarium.uwm.edu Black Hole Bash Thursday, October 3 and Friday, October 4 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Black Hole Bash is a two-day extravaganza to celebrate the extreme gravity of black holes and how we investigate their intriguing nature. The event will have a hands- on exhibit, discussions with black hole experts, a special planetarium show, and stargazing (weather permitting). The party atmosphere will be complete with a cookout and music. General admission is $3. The planetarium show will be 20 minutes long and guests will learn about the nature of black holes and their two different types: stellar black holes and supermassive black holes. Discover how black holes are “seen” despite them not emitting any light and you’ll even have the chance to travel through a black hole! Planetarium shows will be held at 5:10 pm, 5:45 pm, and 6:20 pm both days. Astronomy’s New Messenger: Listening to the universe with gravitational waves will be open from 5-9 pm both days in Sandburg Hall (3400 N Maryland Ave). The interactive exhibit will show the exciting work being done by the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO). The exhibit will show how Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves with his General Theory of Relativity. There will be six 30 minute lectures, covering four different topics on black holes with black hole experts from the Physics Department at UWM in Physics room 137. 7 pm Thursday and Friday: History of Black Holes - Dr. Patrick Brady explains how the idea of dark stars gave way to the current idea of a black hole as a place in spacetime from which nothing can escape, not even light. The discussion ends with tantalizing hints of how important black holes are in understanding the universe. 7:30 pm Thursday: Formation of Stellar Black Holes - Dr. Philip Chang will walk us through the formation of stellar black holes including the supernova explosions that produce them. 8 pm Thursday: Evaporation of Black Holes - Dr. Jolien Creighton will explain how black holes vanish. The idea of black holes evaporating is one of Stephen Hawking’s most celebrated contributions. 7:30 pm Friday: Black Holes and Galaxies - Dr. Dawn Erb will explain her studies of the relationship between the formation of galaxies and the supermassive black holes at their center. 8 pm Friday: Looking for Galactic Black Holes - Dr. Xavier Siemens will describe the the innovative ways we have to look for the merger of supermassive black holes. Explore the cosmos with us as we look in the night sky with telescopes for astronomical objects. Stargazing will begin after 8:20 pm on top of the physics building at the observatory (weather permitting). Note, the observatory is not wheelchair assessible. Relax to music for a bit as two local Milwaukee artists will be playing live during the Bash. Jerry Quint will be playing from 5-6:30 pm on Thursday and Robert Knapp, will be playing from 5-7 pm Friday. There will be various food and drinks available for purchase including brats, veggie brats, chips, soft drinks, and water. Stargazing (Free!) Join us at the Observatory as we peer through telescopes at stars, planets, and moons. All dates are weather dependent. Visit our website for directions to the Observatory and to check for cancellations on our Twitter feed. Upcoming dates: October 9: 8-9 p.m. November 13: 8-9 p.m. December 2-5: 8-9 p.m. (blitz) AstroBreaks (Free!) Select Wednesdays, 12:15-12:45 p.m. Each show features discussion of a different astronomical topic followed by a look at the current night sky. Upcoming topics: October 2: Stars in October October 9: Asteroids! October 30: Monsters in the Sky November 6: Nights in November For complete schedules to all of these programs, please visit our website. A Note From The Director Dear UWM Planetarium friends: As the Black Hole Bash approaches closer each day, I get more excited. The idea of having a special celebration of black holes came from casual conversations with friends over a year and a half ago; I am amazed at how it has evolved in that time. Five UWM experts are going to give talks: they have been working to make their presentations/discussions interesting and accessible to a curious general audience. To secure the interactive exhibit, the first one the UWM Planetarium has ever hosted, hundreds of emails have been written to address issues like finding an appropriate space on campus to house it. This exhibit would not be possible without the support of the Leonard E. Parker Center for Gravitation, Cosmology, and Astrophysics at UWM. Also, my production staff and I have been working on the planetarium show for Black Hole Bash. Our goal is that you will leave with a deeper understanding of how we study black holes large and small. I think you’ll have a lot of fun at Black Hole Bash. I certainly will. Come to it on October 3rd and 4th and let me know what you think. Hope to see you under the stars soon, Jean [email protected] Looking for a fun way to celebrate special occasions during Fall? We offer private shows to groups of more than 20 who might not fit in a regular Friday night show. This is the perfect event for family reunions, birthdays, anniversaries, and a wonderful way to have fun in Fall! Become a member today! With the purchase of a membership you gain free access to all planetarium shows and members-only special events in addition to other benefits. Memberships come in all shapes and sizes and last for one year from the start of the month you enroll. Visit our website for more information. Telescope Donations Welcome Do you have a working telescope sitting around in the basement? Last month Toni Stoessl donated her Jason Equatorial Refractor Telescope Model 313 to the UWM Planetarium! We’d like to extend our thanks to Toni for her kindness. The planetarium is always accepting telescope donations to be used for our free rooftop observing sessions.
Posted on: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 23:27:14 +0000
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