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Live Faculty Talk: Measuring the Oldest Light in the Universe with one of the Highest Telescopes
Start Date: 10/12/2012Start Time: 7:30 PM
End Date: 10/12/2012End Time: 8:30 PM
Event Description
The oldest light in the universe is the cosmic microwave background (CMB), which has been traveling through space for almost 14 billion years. The discovery of the CMB in 1965 provided an observational foundation for the big bang model of cosmology. More recent CMB measurements have led to new insights, including confirmation of the surprising discoveries that dark energy and dark matter dominate our universe. We are now using one of the highest telescopes on Earth – the Atacama Cosmology Telescope located in the Chilean desert at 17,000 feet – to measure the CMB with unprecedented precision and to help us understand the origin and evolution of the universe. 
Location Information:
Fiske Planetarium
408 UCB
CO
Boulder
Phone: 303-492-5002
Contact Information:
Name: Tatiana Taylor
Phone: 303.492.5002
Email: fiske@colorado.edu
Measuring the Oldest Light
This event is open to
  • Everyone
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    Ticket information:
    $7 for adults, $5 for students/faculty with ID, and $3.50 for children and seniors. For more information, call our main office at 303-492-5002.

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