AstroTours - The Life and Times of Supernova 1987A (June 2016)

Thirty years ago, the world was dazzled by the discovery of the fiery explosion of a dying star, called Supernova 1987A. This supernova was the brightest observed since the invention of the telescope 400 years ago, and the explosion and remnant has been actively studied ever since. In this talk, we will discuss the birth of Supernova 1987A, and also the monitoring and evolution of the supernova remnant in the years since. We will also discuss what the supernova has taught us about a variety of topics, from the discovery of ghostly neutrino particles to how stars die.

About the Speaker:
Yvette Cendes is a guest PhD student at the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on variable and transient sources in radio astronomy, ranging from things like supernovae to black holes that consume stars. Yvette is also an active science writer, whose work has appeared in places such as Discover, Astronomy, and Sky & Telescope.

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