MEDIA RELEASE
The public is invited to attend Keck Observatory’s April Astronomy Lecture, “Cosmic Dawn: The Quest for the First Galaxies,†presented by Dr. Richard Ellis on Thursday, April 8.
The program begins at 7 p.m. and will take place in Waimea at the W. M. Keck Observatory headquarters at 65-1120 Mamalahoa Highway. Seating is limited to first-come, first served.
Ellis, Steele Professor of Astronomy at the California Institute of Technology, will discuss his record-breaking discoveries of the most distant objects in the Universe and how his observations shape our understanding of the earliest stars and galaxies.
Future Public Events
Keck Astronomy Lecture- Constance Rockosi (UCSC)
June 10, 2010, 7 p.m.
Topic: The Galaxy’s First Stars
Keck Astronomy Lecture- John Johnson (Caltech)
July 22, 2010, 7 p.m.
Topic: Extrasolar Planets and their Stars
Keck Astronomy Lectures will take place at the Observatory’s headquarters in Waimea, unless otherwise noted.
— Find out more:
Keck Observatory: 881-3827, www.keckobservatory.org
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