Exploding Stars, New Planets, Black Holes and the Crisis at the Lick Observatory
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Keywords: astronomy, science, astrophysics, science news, Lick Observatory (Astronomical Observatory), telescope, supernovae, black holes, supermassive black holes, Extrasolar Planet (Celestial Object Category), exoplanets, observatories, history of astronomy, University of California
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Length: 103min 12sec (6192 seconds)
Published: Tue Mar 25 2014
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Dr. Alex Filippenko (University of California, Berkeley) Is requesting financial support for Lick They need $30M to run it in perpetuity
He covers the main bases of the science done at lick a good introduction overall.
Lick Observatory, the first mountain-top telescope facility in the world, was founded in 1888, but continues to be a vibrant research facility and an important site for student and public education. Dr. Filippenko discusses some of the most exciting research being pursued at Lick -- including supernovae, exoplanets, and supermassive black holes. He also explains the funding crisis facing Lick, what is being done by local citizens, and how you can help.
EDIT: link to the save Lick site http://www.ucolick.org/SaveLick/