News
REPLAY – Real People, Big Astronomy: Shari Lifson
Shari Lifson is the Corporate Communications Coordinator for the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA). It is her job to help AURA’s three centers, Space Telescope Science Institute, NSF’s NOIRLab, and the National Solar Observatory, communicate...
REPLAY – Legends in the Sky: Constellations from Around the World
Join the Night Sky Network as we explore legends told about the night sky around the world and throughout time with this activity. Create your own story about a constellation visible in tonight's sky! Watch a REPLAY of this event here.
REPLAY – Real People, Big Astronomy: Peter Moore
Peter Moore is an electronics engineer who specializes in visible and infrared detectors used with astronomical instrumentation. He currently works at AURA / NOIRLab and has helped create the detector system used on the Dark Energy Camera. His work is...
Real People, Big Astronomy: Marco Bonati
Real People, Big Astronomy: Marco Bonati April 15 4 PM Chile & EDT / 3 PM CDT / 1 PM PDT Marco Bonati is an Electronics Detector Engineer who works on instrumentation at Cerro Tololo-Interamerican and SOAR Observatories. He is responsible for keeping the detectors...
Real People, Big Astronomy: Shari Lifson
Real People, Big Astronomy: Shari Lifson March 26 8 PM Chile / 7 PM EDT / 6 PM CDT / 4 PM PDT Shari Lifson is the Corporate Communications Coordinator for the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA). It is her job to help AURA’s three...
REPLAY – Real People, Big Astronomy: Alex Jeraldo
Alex Jeraldo is the Coordinator of the cafeterias at CTIO and Gemini South. It is his job to make sure the kitchens are staffed and operating well, to feed all the staff who work on the mountains. We learned about Alex’s job, his background, and a little about his...
REPLAY – Educational Activity Demonstration: Your Place in the Galaxy
Educational Activity Demonstration: Your Place in the Galaxy Learn about our place in the galaxy, and a way to demonstrate this concept with your audiences in a demonstration by Vivian White, Director of Free Choice Learning at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific....
Replay – Real People, Big Astronomy: Kathy Vivas
We spoke with Kathy Vivas, an Astronomer who works with the Dark Energy Camera on the Blanco Telescope at CTIO. She does her own research, and also works as a collaborator for the Dark Energy Survey. Kathy is from Venezuela, but has been living in La Serena and...
Legends in the Sky – Constellations from Around the World
Join us for an educational event from the Astronomical Society of the Pacific! Legends in the Sky - Constellations from Around the World March 10 4 PM PST / 6 PM CST / 7 PM EST / 9 PM Chile Join the Night Sky Network as we explore legends told about the night sky...
Real People, Big Astronomy: Peter Moore
Real People, Big Astronomy: Peter Moore February 26 3 PM Chile / 1 PM EST / Noon CST / 10 AM PST Peter Moore is an electronics engineer who specializes in visible and infrared detectors used with astronomical instrumentation. He currently works at AURA / NOIRLab and...
Find us on Instagram
Find us on Twitter
