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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Astrophysics at the EcoTarium
DESCRIPTION:Speaker Series: Astrophysics\n\nSpeaker: Jonathan Pober\, Brown University\n\nApril 12\, 2025\n\n2:00 pm   2:45 pm\n\n\nPlease note that this Speaker Series offering is being held earlier in the day.\n\n\nExploring Our Universe from the Far Side of the Moon\n\nAfter the Big Bang\, our Universe entered a period without stars or galaxies known as the cosmic "Dark Ages." As the name suggests\, the dark ages are nearly unobservable\, given the complete lack of luminous sources that existed at the time. However\, low-frequency radio observations can measure the distribution of hydrogen gas during this era\, providing a look into this heretofore-yet-unseen period of cosmic history. The very long wavelengths (greater than 10 meters) associated with this signal cannot be observed from the ground due to the earth's atmosphere\, necessitating a space-based mission. In this talk\, Dr. Pober will further describe the motivations for such an experiment and highlight the design considerations that will be required to make this ambitious project a reality.\n\nProfessor Pober works in the field of "21 cm cosmology"   a program of research to observe neutral hydrogen from the early universe through its hyperfine 21 cm emission line. His interests include both the development of new radio astronomy techniques to make these observations possible\, and the physics of early universe galaxy formation and cosmology that they probe. He is a member of several ground-based radio telescope collaborations\, including the Murchison Widefield Array in Western Australia. He arrived at Brown in January 2016\; prior to that he was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Washington. He received his PhD from UC Berkeley in 2013. Prof. Pober was recently awarded a NASA Roman Technology Fellowship to study the feasibility of putting a radio telescope on the far side of the moon.\n\n\nTickets & Important Information\n\nTime: Second Saturday of every month\n\nDuration: Approximately 40 minutes\n\nCost: $6 for members\, $7 for non-members (per person). General museum admission will not be charged for members or guests arriving after 4:30 pm on Speaker Series days.\n\nLocation: Alden Planetarium\n\nAge Range: All ages are welcome. Recommended 15+\n\nGet Tickets
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>Speaker Series: Astrophysics<br />\nSpeaker: Jonathan Pober\, Brown University</strong><br />\n<strong>April 12\, 2025</strong><br />\n<strong>2:00 pm &ndash\; 2:45 pm</strong></p>\n\n<hr />\n<p><strong>Please note that this Speaker Series offering is being held earlier in the day.</strong></p>\n\n<hr />\n<p><em><strong>Exploring Our Universe from the Far Side of the Moon</strong></em></p>\n\n<p>After the Big Bang\, our Universe entered a period without stars or galaxies known as the cosmic &ldquo\;Dark Ages.&rdquo\; As the name suggests\, the dark ages are nearly unobservable\, given the complete lack of luminous sources that existed at the time. However\, low-frequency radio observations can measure the distribution of hydrogen gas during this era\, providing a look into this heretofore-yet-unseen period of cosmic history. The very long wavelengths (greater than 10 meters) associated with this signal cannot be observed from the ground due to the earth&rsquo\;s atmosphere\, necessitating a space-based mission. In this talk\, Dr. Pober will further describe the motivations for such an experiment and highlight the design considerations that will be required to make this ambitious project a reality.</p>\n\n<p>Professor Pober works in the field of &ldquo\;21 cm cosmology&rdquo\; &mdash\; a program of research to observe neutral hydrogen from the early universe through its hyperfine 21 cm emission line. His interests include both the development of new radio astronomy techniques to make these observations possible\, and the physics of early universe galaxy formation and cosmology that they probe. He is a member of several ground-based radio telescope collaborations\, including the Murchison Widefield Array in Western Australia. He arrived at Brown in January 2016\; prior to that he was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Washington. He received his PhD from UC Berkeley in 2013. Prof. Pober was recently awarded a NASA Roman Technology Fellowship to study the feasibility of putting a radio telescope on the far side of the moon.</p>\n\n<hr />\n<p><strong>Tickets &amp\; Important Information</strong></p>\n\n<p><strong>Time:</strong>&nbsp\;Second Saturday of every month<br />\n<strong>Duration:</strong>&nbsp\;Approximately 40 minutes<br />\n<strong>Cost:</strong>&nbsp\;$6 for members\, $7 for non-members (per person). General museum admission will not be charged for members or guests arriving after 4:30 pm on Speaker Series days.<br />\n<strong>Location:</strong>&nbsp\;Alden Planetarium<br />\n<strong>Age Range:</strong>&nbsp\;All ages are welcome. Recommended 15+</p>\n\n<p><a class="fl-button" href="https://2573.blackbaudhosting.com/2573/page.aspx?pid=213&amp\;tab=2&amp\;txobjid=70862b99-ec55-4430-87e9-8b26cbe37d01" rel="noopener" style="box-sizing: border-box\; background: rgb(108\, 184\, 54)\; text-decoration-line: none\; border: 0px solid\; border-radius: 25px\; display: inline-block\; font-weight: 600\; line-height: 1.2\; text-shadow: none\; font-family: &quot\;Zilla Slab&quot\;\, Verdana\, Arial\, sans-serif\; text-transform: capitalize\; color: rgb(255\, 255\, 255) !important\; padding: 12px 15px !important\;" target="_blank">Get Tickets</a></p>\n
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