Dust to dust: the life cycle of stars will be the topic of discussion at the next meeting of the Coast chapter of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada on Feb. 13.
Guest speaker is Dr. Kirsten Larson, associate professor at Western Washington University. Her presentation starts at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 13 at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt.
Understanding the dust in the interstellar medium, the stuff between the stars, is key to understanding how stars form and what happens when stars die. This talk will illustrate some of the properties of interstellar dust and how local dust changes our view of the distant universe. Progress on current research to map the location of dust clouds in our own Milky Way Galaxy will be presented.
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