Time: April 10, 2025 7:00 PM
Location: TBD
Speaker: Dr. Ryan Sanders
Title: Exploring the Most Distant Corners of the Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope
Abstract: The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the most powerful space telescope ever built, launched 3 years ago. This talk will focus on what we have learned about the farthest reaches of the cosmos with JWST, charting the early history of our Universe and searching for the first generation of galaxies. Why is JWST so well suited to search for distant galaxies? How do we tell how far away a galaxy is from us? What is the most distant galaxy discovered to date? How can distant galaxies act as a "time machine" into the past history of the Universe? These questions and more will be answered as we take a trip from our home in the Milky Way galaxy to the furthest reaches of space with JWST.
Zoom Link: https://uky.zoom.us/j/87423105294
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- April 2025 SkyTalk Flyer.pdf
- April 2025 All Sky Chart.pdf
- Star Trails at Raven Run.jpg
- (PDF maps on this page were created using Guide 9)
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