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Chautauqua Course DAY-5

 

The Radio Universe and the Green Bank Telescope

 

RICHARD PRESTAGE and STAFF, National Radio Astronomy Observatory

 

June 7-9, 2010 in Green Bank, WV                                                                       Apply: DAY

 

Note:   This course is cosponsored by and offered at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia.  Applications should be sent to the DAY Field Center.  This course has course fee of $195 (in addition to the $100 application fee), which covers course-related expenses.  Limited reduced rate on‑site lodging will be available to early applicants.  Also see the course DAY-6 Interferometry in Radio Astronomy, the VLA and the VLBA which expands on this topic later in the summer in Socorro, NM.

 

One (over-achieving) astronomer’s to-do list:
Test Einstein’s theories.
Determine how galaxies form.
Constrain dark energy parameters by measuring the Hubble Constant to better than 10%.
Unravel the origin of prebiotic molecules.

Must do: acquire observing time on radio telescopes!

Radio astronomy is critical to answering some of today’s hot questions in astronomy. Participants, on location at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, will meet astronomers engaged in answering these questions, learning about the radio universe from the researchers in the field. Participants will also work in small groups to observe the radio universe first hand by using a 40 foot diameter radio telescope. In addition, since the course will be held at the telescope site, participants will go behind-the-scenes to tour the labs and telescopes, including the 100 meter world-class Green Bank Telescope. It is the world's largest fully steerable single dish radio telescope.  

 

For college teachers of:  all disciplines.  Prerequisites:  none.

 

 

Costs for 2010

Application fee: $100

Course fee: $195 [Due in March 2010]

Optional on-site lodging: around $30 per person per night in a double

 

 

Dr. Prestage  is the Assistant Director of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in charge of its Green Bank operations.  The staff includes other scientists, electronic engineers and programmers.

 

 

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