Time: 7 p.m. March 12
Location: Chem-Physics Room 114
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, the most powerful space telescope built, was launched three years ago. This talk will focus on what we have learned about the farthest reaches of the cosmos, charting the early history of the universe and searching for the first generation of galaxies. Why is the telescope 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 history of the universe? These questions and others will be answered as we take a trip from our home in the Milky Way galaxy to the furthest reaches of space with the telescope.
Zoom Link: https://uky.zoom.us/j/83029519537
YouTube Link: https://youtube.com/live/F2Cb_prwdKA?feature=share
You can find information about the impending nova, T Coronae Borealis, here:
https://observatory.as.uky.edu/t-crb
- March 2026 SkyTalk Flyer.pdf (w/ Parking Instructions)
- March 2026 All Sky Chart.pdf
- Star Trails at Raven Run.jpg
- (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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