Radio Astronomy: The Past, Present and Future of the Very Large Array

SPEAKER:  Bob Birket

The talk will cover from the early days of Karl Jansky's discovery of radio waves emanating from the center of the Milky Way Galaxy to the modern era of recent discoveries made in radio astronomy at the VLA, to the future development of the next generation Very Large Array...

Biography:

Bob Birket is currently the lead Tour Guide at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Very Large Array in western New Mexico. Part of the Education and Outreach team at the VLA. H spends time not only doing tours but also being involved in the outreach efforts for the local schools in the area. Prior to 2018, he worked as a product support engineer for a military project for the Dept of Defense. Retired from the Boeing Company in 2018 and relocated to Pie town New Mexico for quiet lifestyle and dark skies. A long time astro-imager,  he enjoys deep sky imaging from his observatory under the awesome skies of western New Mexico.

The live meeting will be at Mesa Room Central Library.

The meeting will also be via Zoom for those who need or want to participate remotely. You will have to pre-register to participate via Zoom. Contact us here to register.

We hope to see everyone (either live or online)