Community Calendar for Summit County
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Organization:
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Barberton Public Library
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Description:
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Barberton Public Library will celebrate the International Year of Astronomy by unveiling new mural-sized images of the center of our Milky Way Galaxy as seen by all three of NASA’s Great Observatories: the Hubble Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, and Chandra X-ray Observatory.
Local astronomy expert Rich Ruggles will explain the science behind the images.
A giant 6-foot-by-3-foot image presents a unique view that showcases the Galaxy in near-infrared light observed by Hubble, infrared light observed by Spitzer, and X-ray light observed by Chandra. This combined image was carefully assembled from mosaic photo surveys of the core by each telescope. It provides the most wide-ranging view ever of our Galaxy’s mysterious hub.
BPL will also unveil a matched trio of Hubble, Spitzer, and Chandra images of the Milky Way’s center on a second large panel measuring 3 feet by 4 feet. Each image shows the telescope’s different wavelength view of the central region of our Galaxy that illustrates not only the unique science each observatory conducts, but also how far astronomy has come since Galileo.
These multi-wavelength views provide both stunning beauty and a wealth of scientific information that could not have been dreamed of by Galileo.
More information can be found here.
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Address:
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602 W Park Ave
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Barberton, Ohio 44203
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Date:
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Monday, 11/16/2009
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Start Time:
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6:30 PM
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End Time:
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7:45 PM
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Please note - All events are posted by their respective organizations. Each organization is responsible for the accuracy and completeness of their events. Any / All event related questions should be directed to the posting organization.
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