Join Gordon K. Squires, Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) communications and outreach lead, for a talk titled “Hello Universe — What Else Do You Have?” at 7 p.m. on Friday at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center. Squires will take a look at how
Join Gordon K. Squires, Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) communications and outreach lead, for a talk titled “Hello Universe — What Else Do You Have?” at 7 p.m. on Friday at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center. Squires will take a look at how astronomers are looking deeper into the universe.
Recent discoveries with current-generation observatories on Mauna Kea as well as those made in space will be highlighted by Squires, with a sneak peak of how the next-generation Thirty Meter Telescope will advance understanding of the universe even further.
TMT has entered the construction phase in Hawaii and across the TMT international partnership, with science operations scheduled to begin in the early 2020s.
In this talk, Squires will provide an update on the current status of TMT, discuss recent advances in Hawaii and around the world in the construction of TMT, highlight the special nature of the unique partnership between the U.S., Canada, India, Japan and China, and the special location of Mauna Kea as a nexus for exploring our universe.
Squires is an astronomer at the California Institute of Technology, working with the Thirty Meter Telescope, as well as NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, the Herschel Space Observatory, the Galaxy Evolution Explorer, NuSTAR, Kepler, WISE, and other space telescopes with Caltech involvement.
The program will be hosted by Cam Wipper, ‘Imiloa planetarium staffer. Admission is $10. For tickets, call 969-9703.
‘Imiloa is at 600 ‘Imiloa Place in Hilo, off Komohana and Nowelo streets at the University of Hawaii at Hilo Science and Technology Park. For more information, go to www.imiloahawaii.org, or call 969-9703.
