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59th Annual Jansky Lecture – Green Bank Observatory

November 6, 2024 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

FREE
The 59th Annual Jansky Lecture at the Green Bank Observatory! The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is pleased to award the 2024 Karl G. Jansky Lectureship to Dr. Ken Kellermann, Senior Scientist, Emeritus at the NRAO.
With a career spanning more than a half-century of research, Dr. Kellermann will offer a retrospective on how radio astronomers opened a new window on the Universe, leading to the discovery of quasars, pulsars, radio galaxies, the cosmic microwave background, violent electrical storms on Jupiter, and many other unexpected cosmic phenomena.
Wednesday, November 6th, at 7PM in the Green Bank Science Center Auditorium.
FREE! No registration required. A brief reception will follow the lecture.
The Jansky Lectureship is an honor established by the trustees of Associated Universities, Inc. to recognize outstanding contributions to the advancement of radio astronomy. To learn more, visit https://science.nrao.edu/science/jansky-lecture

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Date:
November 6, 2024
Time:
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Cost:
FREE
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Green Bank Observatory
Phone
304-456-2011
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Green Bank Observatory
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Green Bank, WV 24944 United States
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304-456-2011
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