Dr. Andrea Ghez
Illuminating Black Holes

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(March 26, 2009) Listen as recently named MacArthur Genius Dr. Andrea Ghez of the University of California, Los Angeles presents “Illuminating Black Holes.” Working in the field of high precision infrared imaging and spectroscopy, Dr. Ghez’s research has revealed the existence of a supermassive black hole in the center of our galaxy. In this edition of “Evenings with Astronomers”, learn how Dr. Ghez uses Laser Guide Star Adaptive Optics on the Keck II telescope to sharpen her focus on the unseen mass lying at the center of the Milky Way.