Astronomy on Tap Tucson #105: Cosmic Collisions & Cosmic Dawn

Tucson’s local flavor of Astronomy on Tap, Space Drafts, is excited to present its 105th edition! This month, we’ll be joined by two Steward Observatory graduate students: Aafaque Khan will be telling us about how to use small satellites to study the collision between our very own Milky Way and its nearest neighbor, and Lily Whitler will be talking about the very earliest galaxies to exist in the universe. And Steward postdocs Jackie Champagne and Danny Krolikowski will be updating us on all the latest and greatest in the astronomical world!

Big Science with Small Satellites: Mapping the Cosmic Collision of the Milky Way with the Large Magellanic Cloud – Aafaque Khan

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The Breaking of Cosmic Dawn – Lily Whitler

We’ll be out on the patio of the Toole location of Borderlands Brewing Company (119 E. Toole Ave, Tucson AZ, accessible via stairs and a ramp) at 7:30pm MST on March 18. Please note that Daylight Saving Time started last week, so double check your time difference! There is street parking near the venue, and several bus lines run to the Toole/7th Ave. bus stop right next door. If you’re feeling up for a bit of walking, the Sun Link street car runs to Congress/6th Ave (if going westbound) or Broadway/Church (if going eastbound), about half a mile away from Borderlands. And you can also join us online at bit.ly/SpaceDrafts105 if you can’t make it in person!

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As always, Space Drafts is FREE and open to all ages! Bring your four-legged friends too!