by Renae Kerrigan | Nov 30, 2020 | News
Big Astronomy will be featured at ASP 2020: A Virtual Conference! We will be live streaming the Big Astronomy planetarium show at 6 PM PST, followed by a live discussion with the project leadership team. Thursday, December 3, 6pm PST / 9pm EST / 11pm Chile Hosted by...
by Renae Kerrigan | Nov 25, 2020 | Live events
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO), a program of the NOIRLab, is a complex of astronomical telescopes and instruments located in the remote foothills of the Andes mountains in Chile. The star of CTIO is the 4.0-meter Blanco telescope which features the...
by Renae Kerrigan | Nov 19, 2020 | Live events
The International Gemini Observatory consists of twin 8.1-meter diameter optical/infrared telescopes located on two of the best observing sites on the planet. The Gemini South telescope is located on a mountain in the Chilean Andes called Cerro Pachón, where very dry...
by Renae Kerrigan | Nov 14, 2020 | News
Our next Real People, Big Astronomy event will feature Alysha Shugart, a Science Operations Specialist at Gemini South. It is her job to operate the telescope or take astronomical data with different instruments, assist astronomers, and analyze the data. She works on...
by Renae Kerrigan | Nov 13, 2020 | Live events
Learn about the making of the Big Astronomy Film, and how Ryan and Vivian from the Big Astronomy Leadership Team got involved in STEM Careers. Watch the REPLAY of this event here.
