Cygnus Lecture Series: Jeffrey Miller: Blinded by Science

Blinded by Science
Jeffrey Miller—ASC&O Board Member, St. Lawrence University

Radio astronomers have long had to deal with human-created sources of interference when scanning the heavens: radio transmissions, microwave ovens, Wi-Fi routers, cell phones. As technology advances it creates more problems for astronomers trying to understand the nature of the Universe. Satellites in orbit around the Earth have frequently caused streaks on photographs taken through large visible-light telescopes, but with the increase of large “satellite constellations” we are now also seeing interference at radio wavelengths. St. Lawrence University astronomer Jeffrey Miller will talk about some of these sources of radio telescope interference, and the measures that astronomers are undertaking to protect the darkness of the night.

Free registration required: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/kqATPnapQTytcOYpUkWtEw#/registration

You may also like the following events from Adirondack Sky Center and Observatory:

• This month, 20th October, 07:00 pm, Cygnus Lecture Series: Aileen O'Donoghue: The Large Survey of Space and Time (LSST) in Tupper Lake
• Next month, 4th November, 07:00 pm, Cygnus Lecture Series: Simon Thill: Cosmic Waves in Tupper Lake
• This December, 2nd December, 07:00 pm, Cygnus Lecture Series: Bruce Berger: Getting Started in NightScape Photography in Tupper Lake

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