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Free Public Astronomy Talk: The James Webb Space Telescope - A Window Into the Universe’s Past

At the Museum | Farrand Auditorium

August 4, 2023 / 7:30 PM–9:00 PM

Celebrate the first year of the James Webb Telescope and its monumentally important progress for humanity, in a presentation led by Peter Love, Ph.D. Join us at the Museum for this free public talk presented by the Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit. No registration required.

Dr. Love was a systems engineer for JWST's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). He has worked for more than 20 years in the infrared industry designing and testing infrared focal plane arrays for a variety of systems including strategic sensors, remote sensing, and infrared astronomy.

Rho Ophiuchi cloud complex image from James Webb Space Telescope by NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Klaus Pontoppidan (STScI)