Astrophysical Lessons from Gravitational-wave Detections

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Sharan Banagiri, Northwestern University

The last decade has seen the rapid rise of gravitational-wave astronomy, made possible by the astonishingly sensitive LIGO and Virgo gravitational-wave detectors. The number of gravitational wave detections has skyrocketed and each year seems to promise something new. Sharan will give a brief introduction to gravitational-wave astronomy and then will describe the latest discoveries and what they tell us about the universe; including the first intermediate-mass black holes ever detected and the first potential neutron star black-hole binaries. Sharan will then give an outlook for the future and what new things we can expect over the next decade.

Observing: Greenpoint Library

Greenpoint Library 107 Norman Ave, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Want to learn more about what we can see in the night sky? What can we see in an urban environment with light pollution? Plenty! Join…

Int’l Observe the Moon Night: Carl Schurz Park

Carl Schurz Park East 86th Street & East End Ave, New York, NY, United States

Join the Amateur Astronomers Association for International Observe the Moon Night at Carl Schurz Park in Manhattan. We meet on the park esplanade (John Finley…

CANCELLED: Observing at Lincoln Center

Lincoln Center Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY, United States

This event has been cancelled due to weather. Please visit AAA at Valentino Pier in Red Hook, Brooklyn on October 17, 2021 6–9 PM. The…

Int’l Observe the Moon Night: Pioneer Works (Valentino Pier)

Valentino Park & Pier Ferris St & Coffey St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Join Amateur Astronomers Association and Pioneer Works for NASA’s International Observe The Moon Night! This event is free and you do not need tickets, but…

Int’l Observe the Moon Night: Facebook Live

Join the Amateur Astronomers Association for NASA’s International Observe The Moon Night on Facebook Live! Join here: facebook.com/aaadotorg Learn more about International Observe the Moon Night…

The Harvard Computers: Staged Reading

Pioneer Works @ Red Hook Labs 133 Imlay Steet, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Visit Pioneer Works on October 25 for a staged reading of the pilot episode of The Harvard Computers—an original television series written by Graham Sack,…

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Introduction to Night Sky Photography

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Tuesdays, 7 PM. Oct. 26 (NEW), Nov. 2, 16 (field day), 23, 30; Dec. 7

Don’t put your camera away when the sun sets! Learn how to shoot the night sky with landscapes with a digital SLR or mirrorless camera and ordinary lenses (not through telescopes). How to shoot well composed and exposed starscapes, night sky landscapes, eclipses, the moon, astronomical phenomena. This will be an in-depth course about wide field night sky photography.

$60.00