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Astronomy Talk: Extreme Stars at the Center of the Galaxy
February 13, 2015 | Dr. Mark Morris
The Stellar Zoo at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy would be quite unfamiliar to a terrestrial visitor. Not only do the types of stars differ in many ways from what we can see in our serene... -
Evenings with Astronomers: Black Holes and the Fate of the Universe
February 5, 2015 | Dr. Günther Hasinger
Black holes are ubiquitous, and very important components of our Universe. Stellar mass black holes formed in powerful gamma ray bursts in the early Universe. Supermassive black holes at the centers... -
Astronomy Talk: The Art and Science of the Weather on the Island of Hawaii
January 27, 2015 | Dr. Steven Businger
University of Hawaii Meterorology Professor, Steven Businger will offer a layman's look at the amazing variety of weather experienced by the Island of Hawaii and will include lots of imagery and... -
Evenings with Astronomers: MOSFIRE - A Backstage Pass to Frontier Science and Operations at Keck
January 15, 2015 | Dr. Marc Kassis
The MOSFIRE instrument is a case example of how Keck Observatory maintains its position as a premiere optical and infrared observatory by continuously implementing complex innovations that lead to... -
Mauna Kea Heavens 2
December 24, 2014 | Sean Goebel
We hosted Sean Goebel last summer on Mauna Kea to assist in him making a follow-up to his incredible Mauna Kea Skies video.Here's the result:Mauna Kea Heavens 2 from Sean Goebel -
Astronomy Talk: A Deep View on the Early Universe, Extreme Makeovers and Overweight Galaxies
August 13, 2014 | Dr. Mariska Kriek
As the building blocks of the Universe, galaxies are massive structures that can contain trillions of stars. Galaxies in today's Universe show a striking diversity among their properties, with large... -
Live From Keck Observatory: The Supermassive Black Hole
July 7, 2014 | Keck Observatory hosts the UCLA Galactic Center Group
Enjoy this rebroadcast of a rare observing run at the W. M. Keck Observatory, home of the two largest and most scientifically productive telescopes on Earth.On the evening of July 3, 2014, both of... -
Astronomy Talk: First Light in the Universe, The End of the Cosmic Dark Ages
June 19, 2014 | Dr. Michael Bolte
This Cosmic Video was produced from the June 19, 2014 Astronomy Talk given at Kahilu Theatre. The original description is below:In the first several hundred million years after the Big Bang, the... -
Astronomy Talk: Zooming into the Center of our Galaxy with Keck Observatory
May 20, 2014 | Dr. Leo Meyer
This Cosmic Video was produced from the May 28, 2014 Astronomy Talk given at Kahilu Theatre. The original description is below:The Galactic Center Group at UCLA has used the W. M. Keck Observatory... -
Building the Mighty Keck Observatory
April 29, 2014 | Credit: JPL
In 1985, construction began on what was to become, and still remain, the biggest optical/infrared telescopes on Earth. Since first science in 1993 for Keck I and 1996 for Keck II, the two telescopes...