You’re invited to a live seminar in the virtual world Second Life

When: Friday, 2 May at 8:00 AM PDT (SL Time)

Where: In the Galaxy Dome floating above the sim named ‘Spaceport Bravo’. SLURL

The Cat’s Eye Nebula, a planetary nebula

Abstract: Stars live for millions or billions of years, but they don’t live forever. When a star reaches the end of its lifetime, spectacular fireworks can result. In this popular talk for the interested layman, Dr. Knop will outline what it is that keeps a star together during its lifetime, and what happens to stars of various different sizes when that process finally breaks down. He’ll talk about the ejection of planetary nebulae, the cooling of white dwarves, and the most spectacular of stellar events, supernovae.

All are welcome. Feel free to ask questions or make comments.

This talk is part of a series of popular talks happening on the first Friday of each month, called Dr. Knop Talks Astronomy. Dr. Knop was on one of the teams that discovered the accelerating expansion of the universe.

Produced in association with the Meta Institute for Computational Astrophysics (MICA).

Link on the Official SL Events calendar

Photo Credit: NASA & ESA