In 1992 the Department officially inaugurated a group called "Friends of Astronomy" composed mostly of Cornell alumni and friends. This has been a very happy experience with significant interaction between the department and our friends in the wider world.
Anyone with an interest in all things astronomical here at Cornell is welcome to join the Friends of Astronomy group. If interested in finding out more about the group, write to friendsofastronomy@cornell.edu.
We are excited to announce our fall series of events for the Cornell Friends of Astronomy, including 3 Zoom events and an in-person informal luncheon coincident with a Carl Sagan Institute program in celebration of the Carl Sagan’s 90th Birthday.
SAVE THE DATES:
Wed, Sep 18th at 8pm EDT via Zoom
Assistant Professor Dongwoo Chung
"Seeing the Forest, Not the Trees: Surveying the Ancient Universe with Line-intensity Mapping"
The Zoom link will be sent the week beforehand.
Wed, Oct 16th at 8pm EDT via Zoom
Assistant Professor Nils Deppe
"Black Holes, Stars and Gravitational Waves”
Sat, Nov 9th at 11:30am EST in person
Informal Friends of Astronomy Luncheon with an update from Professor David Chernoff, Chair of the Astronomy Department
To be followed by a program sponsored by the Carl Sagan Institute Information and registration to be announced later.
Wed, Dec 11 at 8pm EST via Zoom
Professor Gordon Stacey
"Update on the Fred Young Submillimeter Telescope (FYST)"
More information will be coming as the later dates approach.
We hope you will join us!