New Star Simulations School
Would you like to learn how to use software to simulate stars and galaxies? A new Star Simulations School is starting up in Second Life, organized by some of the worlds leading computational astrophysicists – and anyone is welcome to come (for free).
Here’s the official announcement:
Star Simulations School
Learn about software for simulating stars, star clusters and galaxies. Organized by Piet Hut from the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ. Aimed at anyone with a serious interest in astronomy and computer simulations of stars and galaxies.
The main idea is to provide guidance for those who are interested in learning to use and/or write software for astronomical simulations, on all levels. Examples of approaches and packages that we will discuss can be found on the following web sites:
http://www.artcompsci.org/
http://www.manybody.org/manybody/nemo.html
http://www.manybody.org/manybody/starlab.html
http://muse.li/
When: The third Friday of every month at 8:00 AM Pacific Time
Where: In the virtual world Second Life, at the ISM Workshop room:
http://slurl.com/secondlife/Spaceport%20Bravo/153/205/59
The first class will be on Friday, April 18 polling whoever attends to see what their wishes are and then in May starting to offer workshops accordingly.
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Acknowledgment: P. Knezek (WIYN)
