SOFIA science was all over the 237th AAS Virtual Meeting January 11-15, 2021! This webpage lists all SOFIA-related events during the meeting. All times are Eastern Time.
Download a printable PDF of SOFIA sessions here.
AAS 237th meeting registrants may view any of the events on the AAS virtual meeting website.
AAS meeting attendees may participate in this webinar
The SOFIA Science Center is organizing the special session 'Assessing the Impact of Stellar Feedback' at the 237th AAS meeting (online). The oral session will be held on Tuesday January 12, from 4:10 pm to 5:40 pm (Eastern Time), with talks by the following invited speakers:
AAS meeting attendees may participate in this webinar
The townhall is accessible to the attendees of the 237th AAS meeting (online).
The US-German Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) continues to provide to the international community a unique access to mid- and far-infrared observations with a broad range of instruments. SOFIA is in its 8th observing cycle and will start its 9th cycle in July 2021.
For information on how to participate in the teletalks, please check the SOFIA Tele-Talk page.
For information on how to participate in the teletalks, please check the SOFIA Tele-Talk page.
For information on how to participate in the teletalks, please check the SOFIA Tele-Talk page.
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Join on Webex using this link.
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For information on how to participate in the teletalks, please check the SOFIA Tele-Talk page.
Join on Webex using this link.
Join on Webex using this link.
Dust is one of the most mysterious components of galaxies. It not only plays an important role in the physics and chemistry of the interstellar medium, but also shapes our views of galaxies by absorbing and scattering UV and optical light and re-emitting it at longer infrared wavelengths. Despite its importance, we know very little about dust at high redshifts.
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For information on how to participate in the teletalks, please check the SOFIA Tele-Talk page.
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The EXES instrument onboard SOFIA (4.5 – 28.3 μm, R=5000-100000) typically operates during ~ 20 flights per observing cycle, all departing from the NASA Palmdale base. These flights can access a large section of the observing sky, but cannot reach regions with declinations below -36 degrees (and in practice, below -24 degrees for faint sources), which require flights departing from a Southern hemisphere base. For example, a project geared towards trying to study water towards Ophiuchus or anything targeting the Galactic Center.