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Real People, Big Astronomy: Working in a Planetarium
Real People, Big Astronomy: Working in a Planetarium Featuring Geoff Holt, Mary Holt, Mitch Luman, Charissa Sedor, and Dayna Thompson October 20 4 PM Chile / 3 PM EDT / 2 PM CDT / Noon PDT Have you ever considered working in a planetarium as a career? There are a...
REPLAY: Real People, Big Astronomy: Andrés Alejandro Plazas Malagón
Andrés Alejandro Plazas Malagón is a Data Management Software Scientist for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. The Rubin Observatory will generate up to 20 terabytes of data a night. It is Andrés's job to write software to characterize and eliminate the imprints of the...
Accessibility in Astronomy Outreach
Accessibility in Astronomy Outreach September 29, 4 PM Chile Time / 3 PM EDT / 2 PM CDT / Noon PDT Featuring Noreen Grice, Ken Quinn, and Vivian White Astronomy can be a very visual subject. How can we teach about astronomy topics to audiences who are blind or...
REPLAY – Real People, Big Astronomy: Adam Thornton
Adam Thornton is a software developer for the Vera Rubin Observatory. The Rubin Observatory will generate 20 terabytes of raw data a night. It is Adam's job to ensure that the JupyterLab-based interactive component of the Observatory's science platform provides a...
Teachers – Free Resources for You!
Panel Discussion: Big Astronomy Resources for Teachers Tim Spuck, Yasmin Catricheo, Vivian White, Tiffany Stone Wolbrecht August 11 8 PM Chile and EDT / 7 PM CDT / 5 PM PDT Big Astronomy has free resources for classroom teachers! Learn how to access the bilingual...
Real People, Big Astronomy: Andrés Alejandro Plazas Malagón
Real People, Big Astronomy: Andrés Alejandro Plazas Malagón July 30 8 PM Chile & EDT / 7 PM CDT / 5 PM PDT Andrés Alejandro Plazas Malagón is a Data Management Software Scientist for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. The Rubin Observatory will generate up to...
REPLAY – Real People, Big Astronomy: John Carpenter
Dr. John Carpenter is the Observatory Scientist at the Joint ALMA Observatory in Chile. He is responsible for providing input on how best to optimize the scientific output of ALMA and he oversees the proposal review process, which determines the projects that will be...
REPLAY: Real People, Big Astronomy: Esteban Parkes
Esteban Parkes is a Telescope Manager at MSO-CTIO. He leads a group of professionals including Electronics Engineers, Electrical Engineers, and Electrical and Mechanical Technicians to provide general support to all telescope operations. At CTIO, Esteban’s group...
Real People, Big Astronomy: Adam Thornton
Real People, Big Astronomy: Adam Thornton June 21 8 PM Chile & EDT / 7 PM CDT / 5 PM PDT Adam Thornton is a software developer for the Vera Rubin Observatory. The Rubin Observatory will generate 20 terabytes of raw data a night. It is Adam's job to ensure that...
Public Choice Winner in NSF’s STEM for All Video Showcase!
Thanks to all who voted for Big Astronomy in NSF’s 2021 STEM for All Video Showcase. Big Astronomy won a Public Choice Award, one of just 13 awarded out of 287 videos submitted. More than 850 viewers from 339 locations around the world watched the video, engaged with...
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