Extreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium - September 24, 2004 - Landsberg

• Why KICP and not CfCP• Goals of this Course• Your Mission….• Schedule• Logistics • Partners

Randall H. Landsberg Co-Course Director

Director Education & Outreach

Welcome to Extreme Astronomy @ the

Planetarium A Cosmology Short Course for Planetarium Staff

Extreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium - September 24, 2004 - Landsberg

KICP ?

• CfCP = NSF Physics Frontier Center (2001)– Profound Advances + Education & Outreach

• What is dark energy?• Did inflation happen and if so why?• What do the highest energy particles tell us about the cosmos?

• KICP = Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics– $7.5 Million Endowment from Kavli Foundation (2004)

Extreme Astronomy @ the Planetarium - September 24, 2004 - Landsberg

Focus KICP Outreach

Museum Partnerships

Space Explorers

(Cosmology) Short Courses

Public Interest & Excitement

Teaching Teachers about Cosmology & Providing Tools

Engaging Underrepresented Minorities in SMET

Signature Programs

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Goal of This Course: To incorporate modern high energy astrophysics

into planetarium programming

• Framework for Understanding Modern High Energy Astrophysics

• Tools to Use @ Your Planetarium• Visuals• Movies• Resources

• Seeds for Future Collaboration• KICP Visitors Program• Future Short Courses• Shows for the Public

KICP Short Courses1 Per Year Planned with Follow-Up

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Your Mission….

• Actively Participate in the Short Course• Bring Modern Astrophysics Back to Your Home Inst.• Provide Feedback

– During the Course– Evaluation– At GLPA follow-up session

• October 20 Wednesday (Noon-3pm)

– Keep us informed of your progress– Follow Up Evaluation ~ 1yr

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Course Schedule

FRIDAY: SEPTEMBER 24, 2004

8:00 AM Coffee and Welcome (Randy Landsberg) Galileo’s8:30-10:00 AM Lecture: Overview (Simon Swordy) Cyber Space10:00 AM Discussion & Coffee (Simon Swordy) Galileo’s10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Lecture: Black Holes, Neutron Stars, Pulsars, and Much More: X-ray Astronomy Then and Now (Mel Ulmer) Cyber Space12 PM Lunch Galileo’s1:00-2:00 PM Demo - 3D Visualizations

(Doug Roberts & Mark SubbaRao) Black Hole Theater2:00-3:00 PM Lecture: Gamma-Ray Astronomy from Space

(Carlo Graziani) Cyber Space3:00-3:30 PM Discussion & Coffee (Carlo Graziani) Galileo’s3:30-4:00 PM Tour Adler/Bookstore4:00-5:30 PM Adler show/Tour & 3D (Doug Roberts & Mark SubbaRao)5:30-6:30 PM Lecture: History of High-Energy Astronomy

(Dietrich Müller) Cyber Space6:30-8:30 PM Dinner at the Adler Galileo’s8:30 PM (optional) Adler Show Sonic Vision (optional)

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SaturdaySATURDAY: SEPTEMBER 25, 2004

8:45 AM Coffee Question & Answer Session9:00-10:30 AM Lecture: Ground Based Gamma-Ray Astronomy

(Scott Wakely) Cyber Space10:30-11:30 AM Virtual Observatory Activity

(Mark SubbaRao) Cyber Space11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Break-out Sessions & box Lunch (Classrooms A&B)1:00-2:00 PM Lecture: Cosmic Ray & Neutrino Detection

(Angela Olinto) Cyber Space2:00-2:30 PM Discussion & Coffee (Angela Olinto)3:00-4:30 PM Cosmic Ray Experiments (Tom Jordan) Cyber Space5:00 PM Dinner/Social in Chinatown

Lao Sze Chuan 2172 S. Archer Avenue6:00 PM RedMoon Theater: "Sink, Sank, Sunk", Ping Tom Memorial Park

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Sunday (end 4pm)

SUNDAY: SEPTEMBER 26, 2004

9:00-10:00 AM Coffee & Lecture: Supernovae Remnants (Jim Truran) Cyber Space

10:00-10:30 AM Discussion & Coffee (Jim Truran)10:30-11:30 AM Lecture: Black Holes & Active Galaxies (Doug Roberts)

Cyber Space11:30 AM - 1:00 PM Lunch with Q&A (Doug Roberts) Galileo’s1:00-2:30 PM Lecture: High Energy Objects at Other Wavelengths

(Lucy Fortson) Cyber Space2:30-4:00 PM Informal Q&A/Close-out & Coffee/snacks (Simon Swordy, Lucy Fortson, Randy Landsberg) Galileo’s

October 20, 2004 Noon-3pm Follow Up Session @ GLP)

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Logistics• Location Adler (CyberSpace & Galileos)• Lecture Slides will be provided

– Hardcopy & CD/Web (latter)

• E-mail Access • Meals Provided• Transportation Provided to/from Hotel/Adler/Socials

– See Bus Schedule

• Tiffany Miles – Key Contact– Will coordinate travel to airport (Sign-up sheet)– Travel Reimbursement– Inform her of any deviations (e.g., driving self)

NO Food In

CyberSpace

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Thanks to All the Instructors PARTNERS• GLPA

• Adler Planetarium

Larry CiupikGary SampsonBob Bonadurer

Partner