May 7, 2009

NightLife event, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, CA

Over its 19 years of operation, the Hubble Space Telescope has provided some of the most breath-taking views of the universe as well as some of the most ground-breaking discoveries in astronomy. Hubble's amazing and intriguing images have earned it the reputation as arguably the most important telescope since Galileo's. In May 2009, NASA astronauts will visit Hubble for the last time. This mission will both restore the observatory to full operations and enhance it with new capabilities. With five spacewalks and repairs never conceived by the designers, this will be the most challenging mission NASA has ever attempted. Join us for a look back at the magnificent universe Hubble has uncovered and a look forward to incredible visions not yet revealed.

Notes

Here are the slides of my presentation:

• PDF Format (3 MB)

Here are links to the movies that I showed:

• Revelations: 15 Years of Hubble
• Orion Nebula Fly-Through
• Galaxy Collisions: SImulations vs Observations
• Hubble Galaxies Across Space and Time