Astronomy Open House and Lecture

Feb. 13

Location: Bateman Physical Sciences Center H Wing
Campus: Tempe
Cost: Free

Some people hunt fossils, and some hunt for supernovae.

So what are supernovae? Learn about them during a free astronomy lecture and open house Friday, Feb. 24, at Arizona State University’s Tempe campus.

The lecture, titled “White Dwarf Supernovae,” will be presented at 7 p.m. in Bateman Physical Sciences Center F-173 by Frank Timmes, a professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration.
Timmes says of his lecture, “We'll traverse the frontier of supernova from white dwarf stars by exploring historical yet brand-new supernovae, contributions from amateur supernova hunters, the cyber-enabled state of the art, and near-future $1B NASA missions.”

The Astronomy Open House, from 8 to 10 p.m. on the roof of Bateman Physical Sciences Center H-Wing, also will have a “Supernova” theme. Visitors will be able to see new high-resolution images of the moon, and look through the telescopes.

To get to the open house, go to the main entrance to the Bateman H-wing. Free parking is available after 7 p.m. in the Tyler Street Parking Garage. From the parking garage go west along the University Drive sidewalk (toward campus) until you see signs leading you to the entrance.

For a campus map and parking information, go to <http://astopenhouse.com>, or contact Ashcraft at teresa.ashcraft@asu.edu.

For information on the lecture series, go to http://sese.asu.edu/content/astronomy-public-lecture.