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10k Freedom Run 2005
Members of the laser group outrun all other groups in the department. The #1 laser jock this year is Gavin Giraud with a time of 2.709x10^18 femtoseconds. Second place goes to Nathan Powers and third place to Dr. Peatross.

Department News for Saturday November 7th, 2009

International Year of Astronomy

Four hundred years ago Galileo became the first scientist to point a telescope skyward, beginning the fields of astronomy and physics. In recognition, 2009 has been declared the International Year of Astronomy by the International Astronomical Union. Throughout this year, the BYU Astronomical Society will be holding numerous outreach and celebratory activities. [Read More]

Upcoming Colloquia

Niki Brimhall to speak at Wednesday's colloquium

Niki Brimhall will give a talk titled "Extreme Ultraviolet Polarimetry with Laser-Generated High-Order Harmonics: Characterization of Copper and Uranium" on Wednesday, November, 11. The colloquium will begin at 4:00 PM in C215 ESC. [Read More]

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Stickney Crater

Stickney Crater, the largest crater on the martian moon Phobos, is named for Chloe Angeline Stickney Hall, mathematician and wife of astronomer Asaph Hall. Asaph Hall discovered both the Red Planet's moons in 1877. [Read More]

The Astronomy Picture of the Day is a NASA web site that features a new image or photograph of the universe each day.

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