MELBOURNE, Florida —The next presentation of Florida Institute of
Technology’s Astronomy and Astrophysics Lecture Series, “Movie Madness:
The Potential of Survey Science,” will be given by Hakeem Oluseyi,
assistant professor, Florida Tech Department of Physics
and Space Sciences.
The free lecture will be Oct. 26 from 8 to 9 p.m.
in the F.W. Olin Engineering Complex, Room EC118, on campus. There will
be a rooftop public star viewing following the presentation if weather
permits.
“The field of astronomy is undergoing a revolution as astronomers
evolve from using still photos of individual interesting objects to HD
multicolor movies of the entire sky. Such new technology promises to
revolutionize many fields of astronomy including
studies of the dark energy that accelerates the universe, of the dark
matter that drives the evolution of the universe's normal matter, of the
origin and evolution of galaxies, and studies that discover and
characterize extrasolar planets,” said Oluseyi.
This talk will describe current studies of the Florida Tech Survey
Science and Time-Domain Informatics research group, including
preparations for the upcoming Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST)
survey.
The F.W. Olin Engineering Complex is located on West University Boulevard. For more information, call (321) 674-7207or visit
www.fit.edu/aapls.
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