The Violent Universe H.E.S.S. telescopes Public Talk 28 Oct
Public talk about the H.E.S.S. telescopes in Namibia.
About this event
While most astronomy enthusiasts are familiar with the traditional exploration of the Universe through visible light using conventional telescopes, astronomers are now studying astronomical sources throughout the entire electromagnetic spectrum, from radio waves up to the highest-energy gamma-rays. This talk will review astronomical
observation techniques throughout the electromagnetic spectrum and then focus on sources of the highest-energy form of electromagnetic radiation: gamma-rays. Astrophysical gamma-ray emitters are the most violent environments in the
Universe, capable of accelerating elementary particles to millions of times higher energy than possible with man-made particle accelerators. They include the remnants of supernova explosions of massive stars, binary-star systems with a black hole or a neutron star, and the active centers of galaxies. The talk will briefly discuss the various classes of gamma-ray sources and highlight a few recent results from the world's
largest currently operating ground-based gamma-ray astronomy observatory, the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.) in Namibia.
Venue
Naval Hill, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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