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Hubble spies old stars that shed their skins to look younger
Using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, a UW-led team has peered deep into the neighboring Andromeda galaxy to find what look like young blue stars in a neighborhood that should be populated by old stars. Blue is considered a telltale signal for hot, young stars but, in a "surprising and intriguing" twist, it turns out that some old stars can also be blue, said Philip Rosenfield, a UW doctoral student in astronomy who discussed the findings Jan. 11 at the annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Austin, Texas.
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Woodruff T. Sullivan, III Awarded the 2012 LeRoy E. Doggett Prize
The Historical Astronomy Division of the American Astronomical Society has announced that Dr. Woodruff T. Sullivan, III, of the University of Washington, is the eighth recipient of the LeRoy E. Doggett Prize for Historical Astronomy. The Prize is awarded biennially to an individual whose long-term efforts and lifetime achievements have had significant impact on the field of the history of astronomy. The 2012 LeRoy E. Doggett Prize is presented to Professor Sullivan in recognition of his research, writing, teaching, and leadership in the history of astronomy community.
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UW Sundial Cam Goes Live to the Public
SundialCam brings you a live view, updated once per minute, of a large wall sundial on the UW campus in Seattle, sundial capital of North America. It is the only such continual view of a public sundial in the world. If you blow up the image, your eye can even detect the slight shift from one minute to the next!
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