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X-WR-CALDESC:On Wednesday\, Oct 20th\, 2021 at 7 pm (PDT)\, Dr. Emily Leves
 que of the University of Washington will give a free\, illustrated\, non-t
 echnical lecture on:  \n\n”The Last Stargazers: Behind the Scenes in Astro
 nomy” \n\nThe talk is part of the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series 
 (through Foothill College)\, now in its 22nd year. \n\n-------------------
 ----------------------------------\n \n\nA bird that mimicked a black hole
 . The astronomer that discovered microwave ovens. A telescope that got sho
 t. The science of astronomy is filled with true stories (and tall tales) o
 f the adventures and misadventures that accompany our exploration of the u
 niverse. Dr. Levesque will take us on a behind-the-scenes tour of life as 
 a professional astronomer. We'll learn about some of the most powerful tel
 escopes in the world and their cutting-edge discoveries\, meet the people 
 behind the science\, and explore the crucial role of human curiosity and i
 nnovation in the past\, present\, and future of scientific discovery. \n\n
 Emily Levesque is an astronomy professor at the University of Washington a
 nd the author of the critically-acclaimed popular science book\, The Last 
 Stargazers (published in 2020 by Sourcebooks). Her work explores how the m
 ost massive stars in the universe evolve and die. She has observed for upw
 ards of fifty nights on many of the planet’s largest telescopes and flown 
 over the Antarctic stratosphere in an experimental aircraft for her resear
 ch. Her academic accolades include the 2014 Annie Jump Cannon Award\, a 20
 17 Alfred P. Sloan fellowship\, and the 2020 Newton Lacy Pierce Prize.   
 \n\nThe lecture is co-sponsored by: \n\n* The Foothill College Science\, T
 ech\, Engineering & Math Division \n\n* The SETI Institute \n\n* The Astro
 nomical Society of the Pacific \n\n* The University of California Observat
 ories (including Lick Observatory).
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DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, Oct 20th\, 2021 at 7 pm (PDT)\, Dr. Emily Levesq
 ue of the University of Washington will give a free\, illustrated\, non-te
 chnical lecture on:  \n\n”The Last Stargazers: Behind the Scenes in Astron
 omy” \n\nThe talk is part of the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series (
 through Foothill College)\, now in its 22nd year. \n\n--------------------
 ---------------------------------\n \n\nA bird that mimicked a black hole.
  The astronomer that discovered microwave ovens. A telescope that got shot
 . The science of astronomy is filled with true stories (and tall tales) of
  the adventures and misadventures that accompany our exploration of the un
 iverse. Dr. Levesque will take us on a behind-the-scenes tour of life as a
  professional astronomer. We'll learn about some of the most powerful tele
 scopes in the world and their cutting-edge discoveries\, meet the people b
 ehind the science\, and explore the crucial role of human curiosity and in
 novation in the past\, present\, and future of scientific discovery. \n\nE
 mily Levesque is an astronomy professor at the University of Washington an
 d the author of the critically-acclaimed popular science book\, The Last S
 targazers (published in 2020 by Sourcebooks). Her work explores how the mo
 st massive stars in the universe evolve and die. She has observed for upwa
 rds of fifty nights on many of the planet’s largest telescopes and flown o
 ver the Antarctic stratosphere in an experimental aircraft for her researc
 h. Her academic accolades include the 2014 Annie Jump Cannon Award\, a 201
 7 Alfred P. Sloan fellowship\, and the 2020 Newton Lacy Pierce Prize.   \n
 \nThe lecture is co-sponsored by: \n\n* The Foothill College Science\, Tec
 h\, Engineering & Math Division \n\n* The SETI Institute \n\n* The Astrono
 mical Society of the Pacific \n\n* The University of California Observator
 ies (including Lick Observatory).
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