ATTENDEES MUST COMPLETE REGISTRATION FORM ($5/person): (Telescope volunteers are free and DO NOT need to register, instead contact Keith Caceres)
Limited Attendee Registration: tinyurl.com/MtC2025JuneRegister
Escape the summer heat and join us for an Astronomy in the Park stargazing event on Mt. Charleston ($5/person collected by venue). You'll be able to view through the telescopes of volunteer members of the Las Vegas Astronomical Society to see the wonders of the night sky.
We'll begin the evening in the amphitheater with a welcome and introduction at 7 PM, immediately followed by a presentation with UNLV Astronomy PhD candidate Rachel Langgin. Rachel is a part of the LIGO Scientific Collaboration. She will provide an overview of Gravitational Wave science, from the detection of spacetime ripples caused by black hole and neutron star mergers, to the growing field of multi-messenger astrophysics. She will present her current research on early-warning gravitational wave signals — focusing on how we can detect binary neutron star mergers before they collide, opening new windows for rapid follow-up observations using telescopes. If telescopes can be thought of as our eyes out into the Universe, instruments like LIGO can be thought of as our "ears", listening for gravitational waves (minute ripples in spacetime) from collisons involing the most dense and massive objects in the Universe. Join us to explore how gravitational waves are reshaping our understanding of the universe — and what the next generation of gravitational wave observatories may reveal.
It may be July, but be sure to bring a jacket/warm layers to put on as the temperature can drop quickly on the mountain when the Sun goes down.
Mt. Charleston Website:
http://www.gomtcharleston.com
Limited Event Registration for attendees: tinyurl.com/MtC2025JuneRegister
(VOLUNTEERS, please DO NOT register, you'll use up a limited attendee spot. Instead, attend free by contacting LVAS organizer at
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EVENT SCHEDULE
6:00 PM - Volunteer setup
7:00 PM - Presentation in amphitheater
8:00 PM - Stargazing begins
9:15 PM - Green laser tour of the night sky
10:00 PM - Event ends
