Jul 10, 2015
Dr. Rockosi is a faculty member at UC Santa Cruz and researcher at UCO/Lick Observatory. Her research is on how galaxies form. She spends much of her time observing stars in our Galaxy to find out what they can tell us about how the Milky Way formed. She is also interested in making new astronomical instruments to measure new things about the universe. She has worked on large cameras for astronomical surveys, and on instruments that measure the distances and contents of far-away galaxies.
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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