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Fairmont
Manchester AB
101 Red River.
Speakers
Sheperd Doeleman
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Peter Galison
Harvard University
Sera Markoff
University of Amsterdam
Dimitrios Psaltis
University of Arizona
Predicted almost a century ago by Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity, black holes not only exist, but actually power some of the most extreme phenomena in the Universe. The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) is a global effort to construct an Earth-sized virtual telescope array, able to actually “photograph” nearby supermassive black holes. It had its first full run in April 2017, and will announce results in 2019. Join EHT project director and project scientist (Doeleman, Psaltis), EHT science council astrophysicist (Markoff), and author/filmmaker (Galison) as they discuss the expected results from the EHT along with their scientific, philosophical, and historical impact. Q&A session to follow (moderator: Galison).
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Format: Panel
Event Type: Session
Track: Intelligent Future presented by me Convention
Level: Beginner