2010 Podcasts

(February 9, 2010) Dr. Sandra Faber of the University of California, Santa Cruz presents “Probing Galaxy Evolution with Keck” as part of the 2010 Evenings with Astronomers lecture series held at the Fairmont Orchid. Listen as Dr. Faber describes the important role the Keck telescopes and their world leading adaptive optics systems play in exploring galaxies and how these objects grow and evolve over cosmic time.

(January 12, 2010) Dr. Michael Liu, of the Institute for Astronomy at the University of Hawai’i, presents “Seeing the Invisible: A Clearer Look at Cool, Failed Stars” as part of the 2010 Evenings with Astronomers lecture series held at the Fairmont Orchid. Listen as Dr. Liu describes the important role the Keck telescopes and their world leading adaptive optics systems play in studying brown dwarfs, the Sun’s tiny, “hidden neighbors” and other celestial mysteries.