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- Fri Mar 10 2017
- 8:00 pm
- Main Hall
- Astronomy on Tap T.O.
Astronomy on Tap T.O.
The University of Toronto, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics presents
Astronomy on Tap T.O.
Friday, March 10, 2017
in the Great Hall’s Main Hall
8 pm | No cover | 19+
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Three cheers for science with beer! Quench your thirst for astronomy and put some truly unique fun in Friday when Astronomy on Tap T.O. returns to The Great Hall for another starry-eyed evening of pints, cosmic news, mind-expanding talks, games, prizes and Dunlap Institute merchandise on sale.
This month’s line-up of Astronomy on Tap T.O. talks:
Find out why astronomers build observatories on isolated mountaintops, in the Australian outback, and in other unexpected spots—and discover what it’s like to work in such exotic and challenging locations.
Learn all about the Milky Way Galaxy’s Dark Twin—a galaxy that’s 99.99% dark matter—and hear about the fascinating telescope that found it.
Then, discover how Space Is A Time Machine and take an imaginary journey from the Earth to the beginning of time.
Following the presentations there will be plenty of time for you to have all your what’s up there cosmic questions answered by astronomers from the University of Toronto.
Astronomy on Tap T.O. is sponsored and organized by the Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics with the participation of astronomers from the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics and the Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Toronto.
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