This coming Friday and Saturday, MICA, the Meta Institute for Computational Astrophysics, will be hosting events for the grand opening of their new sim, StellaNova.

Check out the MICA website for all the details!

A scene in the new MICA sim, StellaNova

All times are Pacific Time.
Friday, Jan. 30: Day One of the Grand Opening of the new MICA sim (StellaNova) . 1:30 - 1:45 pm: Opening remarks, MICA building dedication [MICA building]. SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/StellaNova/24/108/32 . 1:45 - 2:00 pm: Explore around StellaNova. SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/StellaNova/129/129/32 . 2:00 - 3:00 pm: Open discussion: Science in Virtual Worlds [Small amphitheater]. SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/StellaNova/76/200/32 . 3:00 - 3:30 pm: New initiatives in OpenSim N-body work [MICA seminar room]. SLURL: <a href=”http://slurl.com/secondlife/StellaNova/27/114/21“>http://slurl.com/secondlife/StellaNova/27/114/21

StellaNova beach house and eagle - Image by Korii Tiger

Saturday, Jan. 31: Day Two of the Grand Opening of the new MICA sim (StellaNova) . 10:00 - 11:00 am: Inaugural Popular Lecture - Dr. Knop Talks Astronomy - “Colliding Galaxies in a Virtual Universe” [Large amphitheater]. SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/StellaNova/206/211/32 . 11:00 - 12 noon: Informal discussion: Astronomy and SL [MICA Clubhouse]. SLURL: http://slurl.com/secondlife/StellaNova/127/43/22 . Please join us in celebrating and learning! The inworld SL group is the open-membership MICA - VW Astrophysics. Feel free to join and keep up with future events. Check out our wiki at http://mica-vw.org for events and slides/records of past talks to learn more! See you at the opening of StellaNova!