Heavy snow is expected across the region, beginning around 7 p.m. today and will continue to the morning. Please keep this in mind if you are planning on attending tonight's SkyTalk. We encourage all who haven't left yet to join online via Zoom or the YouTube stream (links below).
Time: 7 p.m. Dec. 11
Location: Chem-Physics Room 153
Speaker: Dr. Chamani M. Gunasekera
Title: Dusty Origins: How Cosmic Grains Gave Us Stars, Planets and Life
Abstract:
Cosmic dust grains are a crucial component in many areas of astronomy, including exoplanet and star-formation studies. They provide sites for the formation of some of the most complex molecules in the interstellar medium (ISM), giving rise to the chemical building blocks of life. Dust grains also influence their surroundings by heating nearby gas, thereby affecting star-formation rates, and they are believed to condense and aggregate to form planetary bodies. This talk will walk you through what we currently know about cosmic dust grains, how they influence the cosmos and the many mysteries that are yet to be solved.
Zoom Link: https://uky.zoom.us/j/84522495680
YouTube Link: https://youtube.com/live/38CSmufeq1o?feature=share
You can find information about the impending nova, T Coronae Borealis, here:
https://observatory.as.uky.edu/t-crb
- December 2025 SkyTalk Flyer.pdf (w/ Parking Instructions)
- December 2025 All Sky Chart.pdf
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- (PDF maps on this page were created using Guide 9)
You may park adjacent to the observatory in parking structure No. 2 one hour before the SkyTalk.
After parking, please exit the parking structure come down one of the east exits closest to the Young Library.
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