Event ID: | 18014 |
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Organization: | School of Physics Trinity College Dublin |
Event Web Site: | https://www.tcd.ie/Physics/news-events/events/spaceweek/ |
Dates: | 4th October 2017 to 4th October 2017 |
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Type: | Public |
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Country: | Ireland |
State/Province: | Dublin |
City: | Dublin |
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Location: | Schroedinger Lecture Theatre Fitzgerald Building School of Physics Trinity College Dublin |
Event Name: | Public Talk Entitled: Live Fast and Die Hard: Studies of Monster Stars at ESO |
Event Description: | Stars eight times more massive than our Sun end their lives in dramatic supernova explosions but before dying monster stars have tumultuous lives when they blow winds suffer giant eruptions and interact with companion stars. In his talk Prof. Jose Groh will give an overview on the fast lives and evolution of the most massive stars in the Universe. He will also discuss the dramatic deaths of these monster stars and how they act as cosmic engines of the Universe. and nbsp |
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Report on the Results: | Good attendance from students and some public even though a similar talk was to be given to the Physics Society the next day. The event was advertised via. email and the School web site and also in the student paper http://trinitynews.ie/exploring-space-week-2017/ Well-presented numerous questions |
Attendance: | 34 |
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