DAS General Meeting June 8

Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm, with doors opening at 6:30pm and staying open until 10:00pm for social time.

Presentation by speaker probably starts around 7:30. Speaker: Dr. KaChun Yu, Gates Planetarium

BIO: KaChun Yu joined the Denver Museum of Nature & Science as part of a team tasked to create planetarium software to visualize the known universe. Since then, he has helped produce planetarium movies, advises on science content in museum exhibits, and participates in extensive education and public outreach. His research interests include studying how to teach astronomy with digital planetariums, the use of storytelling in education, and the evolution of young star clusters.

Topic: The Vera C. Rubin Observatory which went online last summer will change our understanding of the universe. What is the mission of this innovative observatory and the largest camera ever constructed? Who was Vera Rubin and why was she important in astronomy? Find out in this talk about the trailblazing astronomer and the revolutionary observatory named after her. Here's a picture of Vera Rubin.