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UNK professors offer quick expert talks at PREclipse panel

July 27, 2017 by admin

When: Sunday, Aug. 20, 2 to 3:30 p.m. Where: UNK Fine Arts Building, Miriam Drake Theater Cost: Free KEARNEY – This spring, University of Nebraska at Kearney faculty developed what became a popular series of presentations at the Planetarium to explore eclipse-related science, history and art. Six of these faculty will repeat these presentations back to back at a PREclipse panel Aug. 20 at 2 p.m. at UNK’s Miriam Drake Theater. “TEDtalk”-style, the mini-lectures … [Read more...] about UNK professors offer quick expert talks at PREclipse panel

Filed Under: Natural & Social Sciences, News Tagged With: Adam Jensen, Astronomy, Doug Biggs, James Rohrer, Joel Berrier, Mariana Lazarova, Nate Bickford, Panel, Planetarium, PREclipse, Solar Eclipse

UNK’s Lazarova is Citizen CATE Experiment coordinator for solar eclipse

July 18, 2017 by admin

By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – University of Nebraska at Kearney physics and astronomy professor Mariana Lazarova is the Citizen CATE Experiment state coordinator for Nebraska and site coordinator for Ravenna. The Citizen CATE (Continental-America Telescopic Eclipse) Experiment will capture images of the sun’s inner corona during the Aug. 21 Great American Solar Eclipse, using more than 60 telescopes operated by area scientists, high school groups and … [Read more...] about UNK’s Lazarova is Citizen CATE Experiment coordinator for solar eclipse

Filed Under: Natural & Social Sciences, News Tagged With: Astronomy, Citizen CATE, Mariana Lazarova, Solar Eclipse, Telescope

Groundbreaking astronomer Tabetha Boyajian featured in Kearney Aug. 20

May 10, 2017 by admin

Who: Astronomer Tabetha Boyajian When: Sunday, Aug. 20, 7 p.m. Where: Merryman Performing Arts Center; 225 W. 22nd St., Kearney Cost: Free Audience: All ages Web: https://www.ted.com/talks/tabetha_boyajian_the_most_mysterious_star_in_the_universe?language=en KEARNEY – Something massive, with roughly 1,000 times the area of Earth, is blocking the light coming from a distant star known as KIC 8462852, and nobody is quite sure what it is. As astronomer Tabetha … [Read more...] about Groundbreaking astronomer Tabetha Boyajian featured in Kearney Aug. 20

Filed Under: Natural & Social Sciences, News Tagged With: Adam Jensen, Astronomy, Exoplanet, NASA, NRG Media, Physics, Presentation, science, Solar Eclipse, Tabetha Boyajian

‘Bad Astronomer’ Phil Plait headlines April 17 Solar Eclipse panel

March 13, 2017 by admin

KEARNEY – Celebrity physicist Phil Plait headlines the list of speakers at an upcoming panel discussion focused on the Aug. 21 solar eclipse. Known as the “Bad Astronomer,” Plait is a well-known author and public speaker who has appeared on several popular radio, television and podcast programs. He is a celebrity in science circles, and his first book “Bad Astronomy” was a trade science hit. Plait is one of three presenters at the Great American Solar Eclipse Panel … [Read more...] about ‘Bad Astronomer’ Phil Plait headlines April 17 Solar Eclipse panel

Filed Under: Natural & Social Sciences, News Tagged With: Allen Thomas, Bad Astronomer, Daniel Kennefick, Doug Biggs, Panel, Phil Plait, Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society, Solar Eclipse

Planetarium shows feature glimpse into Aug. 21 solar eclipse

January 25, 2017 by admin

The UNK Planetarium is hosting five shows leading up to Aug. 21, when a total solar eclipse will occur across the United States. The Kearney are is on the path of totality and is one of the few cities to experience total darkness.

By SARA GIBONEY UNK Communications KEARNEY – The University of Nebraska at Kearney Planetarium is offering opportunities to learn about the upcoming total solar eclipse. At 12:57 p.m. Aug. 21, the city of Kearney will plunge into darkness for 1 minute and 54 seconds. In a rare celestial alignment between the sun, moon and earth, the moon will cast a shadow over a small patch of the earth’s surface. That shadow will traverse the entire width of the United States in 90 … [Read more...] about Planetarium shows feature glimpse into Aug. 21 solar eclipse

Filed Under: Natural & Social Sciences, News Tagged With: Derrick Burbul, James Rohrer, Mariana Lazarova, Nate Bickford, Path of Totality, Planetarium, Solar Eclipse, Sun

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