Astronomy on Tap MTL #16

Ziggy Pleunis & Shriharsh Tendulkar (McGill University)

Jul 31, 2018 7:00 PM
Location: McLean's Pub, 1210 Peel Street, Montreal, QC
Outreach Event

Astronomy on Tap consists of accessible, short, and engaging astronomy-related presentations given by local researchers on a variety of mind-blowing topics, ranging from planets to black holes to galaxies to the beginning of the Universe. It's the perfect opportunity to discuss with astronomers and get answers to your science questions! Join us and play some astronomy-themed games with prizes for the winners!


The speakers for this edition of Astronomy on Tap are:

Ziggy Plenuis: "Catching Cosmic Fireworks Red-handed"

Shriharsh Tendulkar: "Gaia - The Mother of All Maps"


Astronomy on Tap are free events taking place in pubs in Montreal organized by AstroMcGill, the Institute for research on exoplanets - iREx and the Centre de recherche en astrophysique du Québec. Those popular events, which started off in NYC, USA, are now organized across the world.

Note: 18+ only

*Event will take place in English


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