12. Červen 2015
Dr. GuhaThakurta is a faculty member at UC Santa Cruz and researcher at UCO/Lick Observatory. His research focuses on observational studies of galaxy formation and evolution with a particular interest in the Andromeda galaxy, Milky Way galaxy, and dwarf galaxies. He leads the SPLASH (Spectroscopic and Photometric Landscape of Andromeda’s Stellar Halo) and HALO7D (Halo Assembly in LambdaCDM: Observations in 7-Dimensions) projects.
Lick Observatory is located on 4200' Mt. Hamilton in the Diablo Range, east of San Jose, California. Largest among its nine research-grade telescopes is the Shane 3-meter Reflector, active since 1959. The 3-meter is in operation every clear night of the year, used by many different astronomers from within the UC system for a variety of projects ranging from observations of our solar system to distant galaxies. More information about the observatory, science and education programs can be found at our website. If you like these lectures, please support our Public Outreach and Education by donating to the Observatory or by becoming a member of the Friends of Lick Observatory.
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