Time: June 12, 2025 7:00 PM
Location: Chem-Phys Room 287
Speaker: Tim Knauer
Title: Eta Carinae: A Star With a Past…and No Future
Abstract: Eta Carinae is too far south to be observed north of Cairo, Egypt, making it unobservable to astronomers before the renaissance. It was recorded by some early southern explorers, including Edmund Halley. In the 1840’s, it increased its luminosity by 10x. At its peak, it radiated energy at a rate 20 million times the Sun’s. Modern instrumentation have revealed much that was hidden and presented more mysteries. Once thing is certain: at only three million years old, Eta’s life is nearly over.
Zoom Link: https://uky.zoom.us/j/88466219452https://uky.zoom.us/j/88466219452
YouTube Link: https://youtube.com/live/7XBbuz75wZ0?feature=share
You can find information about the impending nova, T Coronae Borealis, here:
https://observatory.as.uky.edu/t-crb
- June 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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