Hubble Webcast Announcement

HUBBLE WEBCAST ANNOUNCEMENT:

The following event at the Space Telescope Science
Institute will be webcast live. Those watching the
live webcast will be able to submit questions to
the speaker via email. The recorded webcast will
also be available for viewing online shortly
afterward.

To view the webcast, you may need to download and
install software. See the web site listed below a
few days in advance for details.


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Hubble Space Telescope Public Lecture Series
at the
Space Telescope Science Institute



Speaker: Dr. Massimo Stiavelli, Space Telescope Science Institute

Topic: Studying the End of the Dark Ages with HST and JWST

Date: Tuesday, May 3, 2005

Time: 8 PM

Place: Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) Auditorium

Price: Free admission and free parking

Phone: 410-338-4700

Internet: http://hubblesite.org/about_us/public-talks.shtml


In the very early universe, there were no planets, stars, or
galaxies. Astronomers refer to the period after the Big Bang,
and before galaxies began forming, as the "Dark Ages of the
Universe". Dr. Stiavelli will discuss how the Hubble Ultra-Deep
Field has enabled astronomers to begin studying the initial
formation of galaxies that marks the end of the Dark Ages.
Further studies with HST, and, in the next decade, JWST,
will greatly expand our knowledge of this earliest epoch of
formation: the beginnings of the magnificent astronomical
gallery we see today.


Lectures on a diverse selection of cosmic topics are held
the first Tuesday of every month at 8 PM in the STScI
Auditorium, located at 3700 San Martin Drive on the Homewood
campus of Johns Hopkins University. Admission is free and free
parking is available in the lot across the street.

This lecture will be webcast live. The recorded webcast will
also be available for viewing online shortly afterward. To
view the webcast, you may need to download and install
software. See the web site listed below a few days in advance
for details.

Further information and directions are available by
calling 410-338-4700 or on the internet at:

http://hubblesite.org/about_us/public-talks.shtml


NEXT MONTH: Elizabeth Kessler, University of Chicago,
Art and Hubble


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Lucy Albert
Exhibit Coordinator
Office of Public Outreach
Space Telescope Science Institute
410-338-4857 phone
410-338-4579 fax