Saturday, December 10, 2011

Pasadena Unified School District Visits

Grad students spoke to 5th-graders at PUSD schools to discuss astronomy and careers in science.

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Supernova SN2011fe Viewing

The Astronomy department hosted a viewing of the extra-galactic supernova PTF11kly (SN 2011fe) using the Cahill Rooftop Observatory. About 500 people were able to see the supernova over 6 nights of observations!

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Science Fair Assistance

Astronomy department graduate students assisted Washington Accelerated Elementary students with science fair projects.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

Visit from McKinley High School

Students from McKinley school visited Caltech and saw the LIGO lab, the Galex satellite control center, and the TAPIR supercomputer.