Events for the College of Optics & Photonics

Friday, January 08, 2021

  • Seminar: Observing the 2020 ‘Star (planets) of Bethlehem’

    Virtual

    Abstract: Have you noticed two bright objects hanging low above the southwestern horizon shortly after sunset throughout this holiday season? It was the closest conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn since the birth of observational astronomy, pioneered by Galileo almost 400 years ago. With modern electronics and optics, widely-available sensors and imaging lenses enable the observation of this rare conjunction event …

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