[AstroNet] Public talk: Hunting for quasars - How to find the brightest objects in the Universe

[Thembela Mantungwa]

Once again, South African Astronomical Observatory in Cape Town will host a free public lecture on Saturday, March 10 at 20h00. The talk will be presented by a UCT Postdoctoral Fellow, Dr. Natasha Maddox. The title of her talk is "Hunting for quasars: How to find the brightest objects in the Universe". After the talk, we will have tours of the site and stargazing through small telescope. 

Summary of the talk 
After a brief outline of the history of quasar observations, Dr. Maddox will explain what quasars are and how they work. Then discuss how to find them, and why quasars are important in the context of cosmology and galaxy evolution. 


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Regards 

Thembela Mantungwa 
S.A. Astronomical Observatory 
Tel: 021 460 9319 
Fax: 086 612 7502 
Email: tm at saao.ac.za 
Website: www.saao.ac.za / www.salt.ac.za 


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