RASC Montreal: Small Satellites, Big Stars

Event Date: 
Saturday, April 24, 2021 - 20:00 to 22:00 EDT

Small Satellites, Big Stars 

Presented by Dr. Anthony Moffat

RASC Montreal

The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada (RASC) Montreal Centre hosts Dr. Anthony Moffat, Prof. Emeritus at Université de Montréal, for a Free Public Zoom Webinar on the study of Massive Stars using the BRITE Constellation of satellites.

Launched in 2013-2014, the independent BRITE nanosats continue to produce excellent science data, observing variable properties of the brighter visible stars in the sky – over 700 stars to date.
Equipped with a 30 mm telescope and an uncooled CCD detector along with either a blue or red optical filter, a 24 degree field of view provides observations of up to 30 stars simultaneously by each nanosat...allowing astronomers to probe the interior and surface structure of bright, “BIG” stars and binary star systems.

When: Saturday, April 24th 8pm EDT
Register to attend this Zoom Event HERE!
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.