Join us on August 14th as Kristina Islo presents - Darkness at Noon: The Physics of Eclipses!

Like clockwork, the planets, moons and orphaned debris in our solar system proceed through their orbits, following trajectories scientists can observe and predict. And every once in a while, the clock's hands strike noon, bodies align, and darkness fills the daytime sky. Such an event will occur on August 21, 2017 when the sun, earth and moon will be perfectly positioned to produce the first coast-to-coast total solar eclipse in 99 years!

Astronomers, being unable to touch or experiment on the distant objects we study, leverage such rare occurrences to learn more about our universe, discovering everything from the chemical composition of stars to the effects of general relativity.

Come learn about all the surprising science we can uncover in the shadows, as well as all you need to know if you want to witness this extraordinary event!

Kristina Islo is a PhD student at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Center for Gravitation, Cosmology and Astrophysics. She is just one member of the CoffeeShop Astrophysics team, a group of physics graduate students and postdoctoral researchers committed to empowering the public with knowledge about science and astronomy. This talk will give you a peek into the type of shows the CSA team regularly delivers! Hope to see you there!!

FYI: This month's CoffeeShop Astrophysics talk will be held on August 13th and will be a duplicate of the USS talk held the following day. We just wanted you to be aware in case there is any overlap between our groups. Learn more about their group and upcoming talks here:
http://www.cgca.uwm.edu/coffee/schedule.html#