Starry Night - Introduction to Shaw Prize of Astronomy 2024: Time-domain Astronomy (2024-10-12)

Introduction to Shaw Prize of Astronomy 2024: Time-domain Astronomy

Time: 2024 Oct. 12 (Sat) 17:00-18:15

Venue: Planetarium, Macao Science Center

Lecturer: Sirius Lei, Macao Astronomical Society

Language: Cantonese

Attendance: No registration required. Free tickets to be distributed by ticketing office on the day.

Introduction: This event is a fulldome lecture in the planetarium. Mr. Sirius Lei, director-general of Macao Astronomical Society, will introduce to the audience the Shaw Prize in Astronomy 2024 and its laureates, Shrinivas R Kulkarni. The significant contributions of the laureates to time-domain astronomy and the scientific significance of studying variable or transient astronomical objects such as millisecond pulsars, gamma-ray bursts, supernovae, etc., will be introduced in this fulldome lecture.