Morrisa Brenner, Dr. Herman Marshall
| Jan/14 | Thu | 02:30PM-04:00PM | Meet at 2 in 33-419, or 2:25 at 1 Hampshire St, North Lobby, Cambridge |
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 01/10
Prereq: None
Come explore the NASA Chandra Observatory. See the Operations and Control Center, an affiliated laboratory, and learn about the science behind the telescope. Chandra is an X-ray telescope used by astrophysicists around the world to observe diverse objects such as black holes, pulsars, star forming regions, and planets using the best imaging optics currently available. The active research laboratory was originally used to test and verify performance of parts for Chandra but was recently adapted for research in X-ray polarimetry.
Advance sign-up required by Jan 10 by emailing hands-on-aerospace@mit.edu with name and nationality. This information must be submitted to the observatory in advance and is a requirement for admission to the tour.
[This activity is part of the Hands-On Aerospace series sponsored by Aero/Astro running Jan 11-15. Participants welcome at individual sessions, priority may be given to registered 16.680 class members and undergraduates. See Hands-On Aerospace listing for full schedule.]
Sponsor(s): Aeronautics and Astronautics, Kavli Institute for Astrophysics & Space Research
Contact: Morrisa Brenner, hands-on-aerospace@mit.edu