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NSN Monthly Telecon, May 28. “The Birth of Star Clusters “

27 May, 2009 (14:33) | Presentations | By: tramakers

The next NSN Telecon is tomorrow May 28th: The Birth of Star Clusters with Dr. Steve Stahler

The speaker Dr. Steven Stahler, is an Associate Research Astronomer in the Department of Astronomy at the University of California at Berkeley. Dr. Stahler recently co-authored a paper on understanding the origin of open clusters, using the Pleiades as a study model of stellar mass distribution.

To join the Teleconference on Thursday, May 28th at 6:00 pm PDT (9:00 pm Eastern) call the toll-free conference call line: 1-888-455-9236
Call anytime after 8:45 pm (Eastern) the evening of the telecon. An operator will answer and:
- You will be asked for the passcode: NIGHT SKY NETWORK
- You will be asked to give your NAME and the CLUB you belong to, and number of people listening with you. Please make sure you mention the Charlie Elliott Chapter of the Atlanta Astronomy Club.

The PowerPoint to accompany Dr. Stahler’s talk is available here:
http://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/download-view.cfm?Doc_ID=371

View the Online Version of The Birth of Star Clusters Telecon here:
http://www.astrosociety.org/nsntelecon/
I hope you enjoy the Dr. Stahler’s presentation.
Clear Skies
Theo Ramakers