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Cosmic Videos
Keck in Motion
Here’s a new, lively short video that shows a lot of typical things that go on at Keck Observatory’s twin telescopes over the course of 24 hours. This video was created by Andrew Cooper, a Keck Observatory electrical engineer who is also one great photographer and videographer on the side. You can keep track of […]
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Seeing the Invisible
Below is a recording of a live Keck Observatory Astronomy Talk given by Dr. Tom Soifer on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, at the Kahilu Theatre in Waimea, on the Big Island of Hawai’i. Dr. Soifer’s talk is entitled, “Seeing the Invisible Universe.” Dr. Soifer is a Professor of Physics and chair of the Division of […]
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Discovering Dark Stars
Dr. Adam Burgasser of UC San Diego tells about the surging science of brown dwarfs—the failed stars that blur the line between planets and stars. This talk was delivered on Jan. 24, 2012, under balmy Hawaiian night skies at The Fairmont Orchid on the Big Island of Hawai’i to an enthusiastic audience of Friends of […]
Read More >Astronomy Lecture Podcasts
The W. M. Keck Observatory has set the highest standards of excellence in scientific achievement and productivity. At headquarters in Waimea, the Observatory presents monthly evening talks with Keck astronomers sharing recent research results and legacy discoveries and connecting the ultimate frontiers of discovery to a growing local and international audience of astronomy enthusiasts. Subscribe […]
Read More >Oodles of Exoplanets: The Search for Other Earths
This is the video of a Dec. 8, 2011, Keck Astronomy Talk at the Kahilu Theatre in Waimea-Kamuela, Hawaii. The talk is entitled “Oodles of Exoplanets: The Search for Other Earths,” by Greg Laughlin, an astronomer at the University of California at Santa Cruz. NOTE: There is an audio problem at the beginning of this […]
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TEDxHONOLULU – Telescopes as Time Machines
(Nov. 21, 2011) – Watch these 18 science-packed minutes from this webcast of Dr. Mike Liu, a frequent Keck Telescope user.
Read More >Meet the Ice Giants
(July 28, 2011) Dr. Heidi Hammel, from the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, presents “Meet the Ice Giants.” The planets Uranus and Neptune host a wealth of strange atmospheric phenomena and unusual interior activity. They are surrounded by odd variable ring systems and a plethora of distinctive moons. Dr. Heidi Hammel will bring […]
Read More >Oxygen: Breathing the Universe
(Oct. 13, 2011) – Keck Observatory Astronomy Talk by Dr. Lisa Kewley, of the University of Hawaii’s Institute for Astronomy.
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How I Killed Pluto & Why It Had It Coming
This is a video recording of the Sept. 15, 2011, lecture by Caltech astronomer Mike Brown. This public lecture was held at Kahilu Theatre in Waimea, on the Big Island of Hawaii. In this talk he explains not only how Pluto was demoted to a dwarf planet, but his controversial role in “killing” Pluto. He […]
Read More >On the Hunt for Protoplanets
(May 19, 2011) Dr. Geoffrey Blake, from the California Institute of Technology, presents “On the Hunt for Protoplanets.” Dr. Blake highlights the current and future roles of the Keck Observatory and other telescopes in our emerging understanding of how planets form.
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