MICA’s popular series of astronomy talks in SL continues this coming Saturday. Here are the details:
Title: The World of Galaxies
“Hoag’s Object, an example of a ring galaxy”
Speaker: Dr. George Djorgovski
Date: Saturday, June 13, 2009
Time: 10:00 AM Pacific Time (SL Time)
Location: The large amphitheater on the sim named StellaNova SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/StellaNova/213/210/32/
Abstract: Galaxies are the basic building blocks of the universe on large scales. Studies of their structure, physics, evolution, and formation are the arena which spans most of the contemporary research in astronomy and observational cosmology. This lecture will present a brief overview of our present knowledge and understanding of galaxies and their lives.
This science talk is intended for the general public. All are welcome. It’s part of a series of popular talks organized by MICA, the Meta Institute for Computational Astrophysics (MICA).
For more information, see http://mica-vw.org/ Feel free to ask questions or make comments.
