Our lecture topic this evening covered the seemingly-simple question of "Why do Stars Shine?" Our speaker, Dr. Robyn Sanderson, was able to effectively explain the history of our knowledge about stars and how they work to a wide audience made up of people of all ages. She even incorporated a music video from They Might Be Giants on Why Stars Shine, as well as an activity where children from the audience acted like atomic nuclei in the Sun's core, bouncing into each other until they fused. Check out this video capturing their activity:
There's also the They Might Be Giants video on youtube here. As well as the applet she used to showcase the change in color of stars with their increased temperature (and mass) here.
Overall, the talk was well-attended and well-appreciated by our large audience. Great job, Robyn!
Afterwards, we had both stargazing (not pictured) as well as a Q&A panel to answer audience members questions on a variety of topics. This discussion got into a lot of non-astronomical topics including climate change, and chemical bonding in plants. Well done, team!
--Cameron
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