Randall H. Landsberg: Extreme Astronomy @ The Planetarium

Welcome to 

Extreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium A Cosmology Short Course for Planetarium Staff

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Why KICP and not CfCP Goals of this Course Your Mission…. Schedule Logistics  Partners

Randall H. Landsberg  Co­Course Director

Director Education & Outreach Extreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium  ­ September 24, 2004 ­ Landsberg

KICP ? • CfCP = NSF Physics Frontier Center (2001) – Profound Advances + Education & Outreach

• What is dark energy? • Did inflation happen and if so why? • What do the highest energy particles tell us about the  cosmos?

• KICP = Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics

– $7.5 Million Endowment from Kavli Foundation (2004)

Extreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium  ­ September 24, 2004 ­ Landsberg

Focus KICP Outreach Signature Programs

 Museum 

Partnerships

Space Explorers (Cosmology) Short  Courses 

Public Interest & Excitement Engaging Underrepresented  Minorities in SMET Teaching Teachers about  Cosmology & Providing  Tools

Extreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium  ­ September 24, 2004 ­ Landsberg

KICP Short Courses 1 Per Year Planned with Follow­Up

Goal of  This Course:  To incorporate modern high energy astrophysics into planetarium programming • Framework for Understanding Modern High  Energy Astrophysics • Tools to Use @ Your Planetarium • Visuals • Movies • Resources

• Seeds for  Future Collaboration • KICP Visitors Program • Future Short Courses • Shows for the Public

Extreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium  ­ September 24, 2004 ­ Landsberg

Your Mission…. • Actively Participate in the Short Course • Bring Modern Astrophysics Back to Your  Home Inst. • Provide Feedback – During the Course – Evaluation – At GLPA follow­up session

• October 20 Wednesday (Noon­3pm)

– Keep us informed of your progress – Follow Up Evaluation ~ 1yr Extreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium  ­ September 24, 2004 ­ Landsberg

Course Schedule FRIDAY: SEPTEMBER 24, 2004

8:00 AM Coffee and Welcome (Randy Landsberg) Galileo’s 8:30-10:00 AM Lecture: Overview (Simon Swordy) Cyber Space 10:00 AM Discussion & Coffee (Simon Swordy) Galileo’s 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Lecture: Black Holes, Neutron Stars, Pulsars, and Much More: X-ray Astronomy Then and Now (Mel Ulmer) Cyber Space 12 PM Lunch Galileo’s 1:00-2:00 PM Demo - 3D Visualizations (Doug Roberts & Mark SubbaRao) Black Hole Theater 2:00-3:00 PM Lecture: Gamma-Ray Astronomy from Space (Carlo Graziani) Cyber Space 3:00-3:30 PM Discussion & Coffee (Carlo Graziani) Galileo’s 3:30-4:00 PM Tour Adler/Bookstore 4:00-5:30 PM Adler show/Tour & 3D (Doug Roberts & Mark SubbaRao) 5:30-6:30 PM Lecture: History of High-Energy Astronomy (Dietrich Müller) Cyber Space 6:30-8:30 PM Dinner at the Adler Galileo’s 8:30 PM (optional) Adler Show Sonic Vision (optional) Extreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium  ­ September 24, 2004 ­ Landsberg

Saturday SATURDAY: SEPTEMBER 25, 2004 8:45 AM Coffee Question & Answer Session 9:00-10:30 AM Lecture: Ground Based Gamma-Ray Astronomy (Scott Wakely) Cyber Space 10:30-11:30 AM Virtual Observatory Activity (Mark SubbaRao) Cyber Space 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Break-out Sessions & box Lunch (Classrooms A&B) 1:00-2:00 PM Lecture: Cosmic Ray & Neutrino Detection (Angela Olinto) Cyber Space 2:00-2:30 PM Discussion & Coffee (Angela Olinto) 3:00-4:30 PM Cosmic Ray Experiments (Tom Jordan) Cyber Space 5:00 PM Dinner/Social in Chinatown Lao Sze Chuan   2172 S. Archer Avenue 6:00 PM RedMoon Theater: "Sink, Sank, Sunk", Ping Tom Memorial Park Extreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium  ­ September 24, 2004 ­ Landsberg

Sunday (end 4pm) SUNDAY: SEPTEMBER 26, 2004 9:00-10:00 AM Coffee & Lecture: Supernovae Remnants (Jim Truran) Cyber Space 10:00-10:30 AM Discussion & Coffee (Jim Truran) 10:30-11:30 AM Lecture: Black Holes & Active Galaxies (Doug Roberts) Cyber Space 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Lunch with Q&A (Doug Roberts) Galileo’s 1:00-2:30 PM Lecture: High Energy Objects at Other Wavelengths (Lucy Fortson) Cyber Space 2:30-4:00 PM Informal Q&A/Close-out & Coffee/snacks (Simon Swordy, Lucy Fortson, Randy Landsberg) Galileo’s October 20, 2004 Noon-3pm Follow Up Session @ GLP) Extreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium  ­ September 24, 2004 ­ Landsberg

Logistics

• Location Adler (CyberSpace & Galileos) • Lecture Slides will be provided  – Hardcopy & CD/Web (latter)

NO Food In

CyberSpace • E­mail Access  • Meals Provided • Transportation Provided to/from  Hotel/Adler/Socials – See Bus Schedule

• Tiffany Miles – Key Contact

– Will coordinate travel to airport (Sign­up sheet) – Travel Reimbursement – Inform her of any deviations (e.g., driving self) Extreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium  ­ September 24, 2004 ­ Landsberg

Thanks to 

All the Instructors   PARTNERS • GLPA Partner

• Adler Planetarium Larry Ciupik Gary Sampson Bob Bonadurer Extreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium  ­ September 24, 2004 ­ Landsberg