Object: The Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) Photographer: Chanan Greenberg, GreenhawkObservatory.com Scope: 5” Astro-Physics Refractor Exposure: 114 minutes Location: Backyard San Jose
Author: SMCAS
In Memoriam of Robert Fies (1939-2023)
By Ken Lum It is with heavy heart that I announce that long-time SMCAS member, Bob Fies, passed away in December 2023. I was informed about this by his niece, Ms. Barbara Brady. He was 84 years old. Bob was best known by the local amateur astronomical community as a kind and generous person who […]
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Tuesday, 02/20/24 3:30 PMIn-person Hewlett Teaching Center370 Jane Stanford Way, Room 201Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305 Chaotic quantum dynamics and the quantum geometry of spacetime Research in string theory has uncovered deep connections between strongly coupled quantum systems with chaotic dynamics and the quantum physics of black hole spacetimes. The realization of these ideas for cosmological spacetimes such […]
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