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Astronomer’s Apprentice

Saturday, May 30, 2015
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm

How do we study space from Earth? Astronomer Allyson Sheffield of LaGuardia Community College answered that question with a tour of the Rutherford Observatory. Apprentices learned how to spot sunspots through the optical telescopes, then got to test out a spectrograph and try to determine elements of stars, gas clouds and more.

This event is supported by the Bezos Family Foundation. 

Participants

Allyson SheffieldAstronomer

Allyson Sheffield is an observational astronomer whose research focuses on the formation and structure of the Milky Way galaxy. She studies the motion and chemistry of old stars, from which we can infer the evolutionary history of the Milky Way.

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