[Todos] Proximo coloquio del IAFE - Miercoles 16/11 - 14 hs

[Daniel Gomez]

Quoting Daniel Gomez <dgomez en df.uba.ar>:

> Les paso el aviso sobre el proximo Coloquio del IAFE, el miércoles  
> 16 de noviembre:
>
> 14hs: "James Webb Space Telescope - Then and Now"
> Dra. Kathryn Flanagan (STScI-USA)
>
>
> Resumen de la charla:
>
> The James Webb Space Telescope is the largest astrophysics mission in
> NASA's history, launched on December 25, 2021.  JWST was designed to see
> the first galaxies forming shortly after the Big Bang, and has been
> nicknamed the "First Light Machine". This goal drove the design of the
> telescope, resulting in a segmented mirror extending 6 meters across, and
> a sunshield the size of a tennis court, with a final orbit 1.5 million
> kilometers from earth.  But its infrared sensitivity also allows it to
> peer into dusty environments, making it the perfect instrument to explore
> the regions where stars and planets form, and to trace how galaxies have
> evolved over time.  JWST's potential is so transformative for astronomy
> that three international space agencies – NASA, ESA and the Canadian Space
> Agency – partnered together to bring it to launch.  Dr. Kathryn Flanagan,
> astronomer emerita at the Space Telescope Science Institute, will talk
> about the design of this mammoth observatory, it’s struggles in the early
> years to come to launch, and it’s recent exciting observations  - from
> distant early galaxies, to planets in our solar system, and everything in
> between.
>
>
> Sobre la Dra. Flanagan:
>
> Ella es Dra en física del MIT, actualmente astrónoma emérita del Instituto
> del Telescopio Espacial (STScI), donde además de ser directora del
> instituto entre 2012-2015, fue la responsable del proyecto del JWST entre
> 2007 y 2012. y ha participado activamente en el desarrollo de otros
> proyectos espaciales.
>
>
> Saludos, daniel