Astronomy Seminar: Photometry of Galaxies with SWIFT
Date/Time: | Friday, 02 Dec 2016 at 4:10 pm |
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Location: | Room 38, Physics Bldg. |
Contact: | Curtis Struck |
Phone: | 515-294-5440 |
Channel: | College of Liberal Arts and Sciences |
Categories: | Lectures |
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SWIFT is a multi-wavelength NASA space observatory designed for gamma-ray burst (GRB) astronomy. Not very well appreciated is its ability to do optical and UV photometry. The use of SWIFT for optical and UV photometry of galaxies will be discussed.