From Dragonflies to Dark Matter: Exploring the Universe with Compound Eyes

Until recently, the most powerful telescopes have been huge light-reflecting mirrors. But scientists now have a new way of looking at the sky: the Dragonfly Telephoto Array, co-designed by Yale’s Pieter van Dokkum using the latest advances in optics, sensors and control systems. The Dragonfly has already discovered a new class of ghostly galaxies, and astronomers hope it will soon be able to detect the elusive "cosmic web," the dark matter connecting all galaxies in the cosmos.

Saturday, May 25, 2024, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Linsly-Chittenden Hall, Room 102, 63 High Street
Yale University
New Haven
New Haven CT 06520