Invited Presentation

"Recent Advances in Observational Astronomy"

Jim Kaler
Astronomy Department
University of Illinois, Urbana

Eskimo Nebula

New technologies and telescopes are providing spectacular views into the cosmos, allowing us to peer outward to watch the evolution of galaxies, to look into the depths of dark interstellar clouds to examine the formation of stars, to search for new planets in orbit about other stars, even to discover what may be new physical principles. The talk will focus on results from the Hubble Space Telescope, other orbiting systems, and on discoveries by the current generation of ground-based instruments.

Background image - September Sky

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