Join the University Sunrise Rotary Club for a program featuring our member, Astronomy Professor Emeritus Bruce Balick.
The program will be presented in-person and on Zoom on Thursday morning. The formal meeting including the program runs from 7:30-8:30 a.m. No registration is required, and the program is free.
- The in-person meeting will be at the North Seattle Church (2150 N 122nd St, Seattle). Doors open at 7:00 a.m. and the program begins at 7:30 a.m.
- Click here to join the meeting on Zoom. The line will open shortly after 7:00 a.m.
What is a black hole? What’s inside? Why can’t light (or everything else) escape from a black hole? Are black
holes ever visible? How do they form? How long do they last? Could we see one that’s coming at us? Might eventually become be dinner for a hungry black hole? If the Sun’s gravity binds the solar system, then does the gravity of our black holes bind our galaxy? These questions and more, along with some very unexpected observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, will be reviewed in the talk. Get your questions ready!
Bruce Balick studied physics at Beloit College in Wisconsin and received his doctorate from Cornell University. He has been at the University of Washington since 1975, where he headed the department. He is now professor emeritus.
In 1974, he discovered Sagittarius A with Robert Hanbury Brown using the interferometer at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). His research focuses on planetary nebulae, the final stages of most stars in the galaxy (including the Sun).
He is a user of the James Webb Space Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope.
He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.