Astronomy on Tap St. Louis @STL_AoT

Zifan will discuss our work on planetary thermal emission at tonight’s St. Louis Astronomical Society meeting, at 7:30 pm. in McDonnell 162, including what Roman could reveal about the thermal glow of distant worlds.

Did you know April is #CitizenScienceMonth? As the month wraps up, get ready for upcoming NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory citizen science opportunities! Sign up at zooniverse.org/rubin to join the Rubin community on @the_zooniverse and be first in line when new projects launch 😎

What if everything we see, every star, every planet, every galaxy, is only a fraction of what's out there? 💫 A WashU research team led by physics professor Tansu Daylan is part of a NASA mission that's about to change how we understand the universe. bit.ly/4sZY2A5

Astronomy on Tap St. Louis is back this Tuesday, March 24, at 7 pm. We'll have three talks from our WashU Satellite students on how to build and launch a satellite and hear from the Astronomical Society of Eastern Missouri about the upcoming MSRAL Convention in St. Charles.

At dawn on the Vernal Equinox Friday morning, we watched the Sun rise due East at the Cahokia Woodhenge ~30 minutes from WashU.

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A new NSF REU program is starting this summer at WashU Physics. I will mentor a student to work on the detection and characterization of strong lenses in Roman and Rubin data. If you have an undergraduate interested in applying (or if you are that student), please let me know.

Is there a black hole at the center of our universe? Nobel Laureate Andrea Ghez will share how she helped prove it. 🗓 March 26 | 7 PM � Whitaker 100, WashU Free & open to the public mcss.wustl.edu/events/2026-mc… #WashU #Astronomy #BlackHole

Congratulations to MCSS fellow Henric Krawczynski for winning the 2026 Bruno Rossi Prize from the American Astronomical Society, awarded for his “pioneering contributions to the theory, instrumentation, and scientific interpretation of X-ray polarimetry.� mcss.wustl.edu/news/krawczyns…

An amazing week at AAS 247. Seven @AstroMusers members (grad students Bryce, Aysu, Nathan, and Jackie, postdocs Ekrem and Zifan, and undergrad Aavik) and I, as well as faculty colleagues Manel and Mike from WashU Physics, were in Phoenix to catch up with colleagues.

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Running Cosmos.exe How we use computers to understand the wildest objects in the universe. �Yajie Yuan — Feeding the Beast: How Black Holes Dine and Shine �Alex Chen — Pulsars, the Lighthouses of the Cosmos 🎉Astro Trivia Nov 18, 6PM, Urban Chestnut - The Grove Meeting Room

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� Urban Chestnut – The Grove 📅 Sep 23 | 🕢 7:30 PM Celebrate the equinox with science, beer & fun! Talks by WashU researchers 🌌 🔹 Spotting Alien Life – M. Tikhonov 🔹 Inside Planets – Z. Lin Trivia & prizes! Free & open to all � #AstronomyOnTap #StLouis #Science

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Celebrate the Autumn Equinox with us at Astronomy on Tap St. Louis! September 23 at 7:30 PM Urban Chestnut Brewery Talks: How to Spot an Alien What’s Inside Planets Astro-Trivia & Prizes Join us!

#HEAD22 The 22nd HEAD meeting (12-16 October, St. Louis) promises to provide a lively environment, a jam-packed scientific schedule & the chance to connect with colleagues & friends. Don't miss out! Meet me (well, us 😜) in St. Louis & register today: aas.org/meetings/head2… 🔭

Join us on Monday, June 23rd at 9:30 a.m Central at WasU Physics to tune in with viewers around the world to watch the unveiling of the first spectacular images from NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory! physics.wustl.edu/events/first-l…

🌌 Astronomy on Tap St. Louis – June 14 🌌 Join us for cosmic talks, trivia & prizes! � Urban Chestnut (The Grove) 🕖 8–10 PM 🗣� Exploding stars, extreme planets & more! Originally May 16—rescheduled due to weather. 🎯 Free & open to all!

Astronomy on Tap St. Louis | May 16 Get ready for an evening of exciting space talks, trivia, and science. * Nicole Osborn: Exploding and Colliding Stars * Nathan Whitsett: Extreme Planets > Join us for Astro Trivia > Urban Chestnut The Grove Meeting Room > May 16 - 7 PM to 9 PM

🔭 Astronomy on Tap STL returns April 25! Join us for space talks, trivia, and beer at Urban Chestnut � 🕖7–9 PM 🎟 Free, all ages Talks by Bhupal Dev & Ephraim Gau �The Grove Bierhall RSVP (optional): forms.gle/aoQPkjngXsojAa… #AstronomyOnTap #STLEvents

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✨ Thank you for joining us for an amazing Astronomy on Tap! On March 19th, Dr. Duncan Lorimer shared fascinating insights about fast radio bursts (FRBs). Thanks to everyone who attended! We hope you had a great time! � Stay tuned for our next event! 🚀

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We are pleased to inform you that Dr. Priyamvada Natarajan, Professor of Astronomy & Physics at Yale University, will serve as the 2025 McDonnell Distinguished Lecturer on April 23 and 24, 2025.

🌌 Astronomy on Tap STL – Discover Fast Radio Bursts with Duncan Lorimer! 📅 March 19 | 🕕 6–8 PM � Urban Chestnut – The Grove Meeting Room 🎯 Trivia + Prizes! � 🎟� Free Admission | All Ages 🔭 Follow us for updates: 👉 astronomyontap.org/?post_type=tri…

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