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Thursday,
March 13, 2025
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Due to events that occured around campus today, the March 13 Open House is cancelled.
Tuesday,
February 25, 2025
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MAY26:00 PM · Physics : 401UMBC Observatory Student Worker Dylan Williamson will be presenting on cosmic distances. As with all FOTO presentations, the talk will run 30-40 minutes with 10-20 minutes each for questions...0 comments
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APR246:00 PM · Physics : 401UMBC Observatory Student Worker Joyce Zheng will be presenting on constellations. During the talk, Joyce will focus on: What are constellations? How do you find constellations? Origins of...0 comments
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APR226:00 PM · Physics : 401UMBC Observatory Outreach Team Coordinator Jade Dorsainvil will be presenting on stellar life cycles. Jade will cover: Definition of a star Life cycle (Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram) Origin of...0 comments
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APR16:00 PM · Physics : 401UMBC Observatory Telescope Operations Coordinator: Brayden Rosling will be presenting on Orbits. During the talk, Brayden will focus on: what causes orbits orbital eccentricity orbital...0 comments
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MAR266:00 PM · Physics : 401UMBC Observatory Student Worker Gwyn Ellis will be presenting on the signal-to-noise ratio. During the talk, Gwyn will highlight: What is SNR in photometry? Why do we care? Sources of...0 comments
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MAR146:00 PM · Physics : 401UMBC Observatory Student Worker Vianne Stanford will be presenting on the FITS files using python. During the talk, Vianne will highlight: FITS File Structure Viewing FITS Header Information...0 comments
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MAR76:00 PM · Physics : 401UMBC Observatory Student Worker Max Breitmeyer will be presenting on the utility of the command line interface. During the talk, Max will focus on unix-like environments and cover: An...0 comments
Monday,
February 24, 2025
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FEB286:00 PM · Physics : 401UMBC Observatory Engineering Team Coordinator Sam Silva will be presenting on the FITS files and basic use of DS9. During the talk, Sam will highlight: FITS File Structure Viewing FITS Header...0 comments
Monday,
February 17, 2025
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FEB196:00 PM · Physics : 401UMBC Observatory student worker Percy Yu will be presenting on the Celestial Sphere. During the talk, Percy will highlight: Explaining the celestial sphere and the different coordinate systems...0 comments
Tuesday,
September 24, 2024
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MAY14Meeting for all staff members of the UMBC Observatory5:00 PM · Physics : 401The UMBC Observatory All Staff Meeting brings together the Engineering, Outreach, ScopeOps, and Research teams to review progress on current projects, share important updates, and coordinate...0 comments
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APR17Meeting for all staff members of the UMBC Observatory5:00 PM · Physics : 401The UMBC Observatory All Staff Meeting brings together the Engineering, Outreach, ScopeOps, and Research teams to review progress on current projects, share important updates, and coordinate...0 comments
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MAR27Meeting for all staff members of the UMBC Observatory5:00 PM · Physics : 401The UMBC Observatory All Staff Meeting brings together the Engineering, Outreach, ScopeOps, and Research teams to review progress on current projects, share important updates, and coordinate...0 comments
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FEB20Meeting for all staff members of the UMBC Observatory5:00 PM · Physics : 401The UMBC Observatory All Staff Meeting brings together the Engineering, Outreach, and Research teams to review progress on current projects, share important updates, and coordinate efforts across...0 comments
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DEC11Meeting for all staff members of the UMBC Observatory5:00 PM · Physics : 401The UMBC Observatory All Staff Meeting brings together the Engineering, Outreach, and Research teams to review progress on current projects, share important updates, and coordinate efforts across...0 comments
Monday,
September 23, 2024
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NOV21Meeting for all staff members of the UMBC Observatory5:00 PM · Physics : 401The UMBC Observatory All Staff Meeting brings together the Engineering, Outreach, and Research teams to review progress on current projects, share important updates, and coordinate efforts across...0 comments
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OCT17Meeting for all staff members of the UMBC Observatory5:00 PM · Physics : 401The UMBC Observatory All Staff Meeting brings together the Engineering, Outreach, and Research teams to review progress on current projects, share important updates, and coordinate efforts across...0 comments
Tuesday,
September 17, 2024
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MAY8The Big Bang7:00 PM · Physics : 101Did you know that UMBC's Observatory has one of the largest optical telescopes east of the Mississippi? Ever wanted to see it up close, but didn't know how? This academic year the UMBC community...3 Going · 0 comments
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APR10Star Life Cycle7:00 PM · Physics : 101Did you know that UMBC's Observatory has one of the largest optical telescopes east of the Mississippi? Ever wanted to see it up close, but didn't know how? This academic year the UMBC community...6 Going · 0 comments
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MAR13Galaxies7:00 PM · Physics : 101Did you know that UMBC's Observatory has one of the largest optical telescopes east of the Mississippi? Ever wanted to see it up close, but didn't know how? This academic year the UMBC community...8 Going · 0 comments