You’ve heard of black holes, but when it comes to cosmic heavyweights there’s a close contender for the most fierce object that nature can produce: the neutron star. A neutron star answers the question of how closely atoms can be packed together, and the results are staggering. Join Standley Lake Stargazing this week for Part 2 of an in-depth look at these extreme objects and how we’ve come to understand them, the extraordinary means by which we detected them, and how they fit into our understanding of the larger cosmos!

NOTE: This live discussion is continued from last week’s program and will include a recap at the beginning, but if you’d like to view the preceding program please send an email to contact@standleylakestargazing.com and request the archived video. 

Hosted by Ron Havermann and Aric Vyhmeister

Cosmic Conversations is presented by the Standley Lake Library and Standley Lake Stargazing. Throughout the year, Cosmic Conversations cover a wide range of topics related to spaceflight and astronomy. Additionally Standley Lake Stargazing independently hosts live-streamed educational programs Thursdays throughout the year. Send an email to contact@standleylakestargazing.com if you’d like to join the mailing list and receive notifications about our weekly programs.

Two ways to join:

1) In-person at the Standley Lake Library 

8485 Kipling St

Arvada CO 80005

Phone: (303) 235-5275

2) Virtually via Zoom, launch the meeting with this link:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/98762823840?pwd=NWJ0Y3FMTnVZRGRxMmRZcHRkU2V5dz09

Families welcome. Hosted by Standley Lake Stargazing and Standley Lake Library

Send questions to Contact@StandleyLakeStargazing.com

Learn more at www.StandleyLakeStargazing.com/programs

Visit the library at jeffcolibrary.org/locations/SL/