Friday, April 8, 2016
Black Holes & Gravitational Waves:
LIGO's new view of the Cosmos

Shane L. Larson
CIERA, Northwestern University & Adler Planetarium

A service award was presented by President Audrey Fischer to
Mario Kowalski for his 25 years of astronomy outreach to the
Little Red Schoolhouse and elsewhere..

 

A large audience extending into the darkness in back.

Peter Birren gave a short monthly night sky preview.

Dr. Larson gave an excellent presentation on the breakthrough LIGO.

A commemorative cake was presented to Dr. Larson.