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Virtual VLA 40th Anniversary Celebration

Name: Virtual VLA 40th Anniversary Celebration
Start: 2020-10-10T00:00:00-06:00
End: 2020-10-10T23:59:59-06:00
Location: The Very Large Array

October 10, 2020

This event will take place on Saturday, October 10, 2020, 9:00am – 4:30pm MDT.

Join us for a very special day-long virtual event to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Very large Array! There will be talks from VLA staff members on various aspects of this amazing facility and two opportunities to experience a virtual tour of the observatory. You can attend any or all of the program as desired.

All times in MDT [Mountain Daylight Time, UTC/GMT -6 hours]

9:00am – Virtual Tour*

10:30am – “The Very Large Array: Past and Future” with Dave Finley, Public Information Officer

12:00pm – “Supporting the Very Large Array: A community effort” with Chris Langley, Deputy Assistant Director

1:00pm – “Mapping the Radio Sky” with Amy Kimball, Associate Scientist

2:00pm – “The Next Big Thing in Radio Astronomy” with Rob Selina, Electronics Engineer

3:00pm – VLA image contest winners with Claire Chandler, Deputy Assistant Director

3:30pm – Virtual Tour*

*Please note the Virtual Tours above are identical, repeat events to provide a choice of times for viewers in different time zones.

Details

Date:: October 10, 2020
Event Category:: New Mexico

Venue

The Very Large Array

Very Large Array
Socorro, NM + Google Map

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Virtual VLA 40th Anniversary Celebration

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