Please note that World AstroCast has as usual, a "Live" broadcast . Our very special speaker on Sat 4th October at 20-00hrs UT (4 pm edt, 3 pm cdt, 2 pm mdt, 1 pm pdt) is Prof Pamela L. Gay of the southern Illinois University, and Astronomycast fame. Her presentation is entitled "The Origins of the Universe". In this talk she will address the Big Bang and how we know it happened. She will travel through three lines of evidence, following from Olbers paradox, through helium abundances, up through the microwave background.
The webinar is available on the following URL http://www.ustream.tv/channel/world-astrocast-astronomy
Short Bio for Dr Pamela L. Gay.
A lifetime stargazer, Dr. Pamela L. Gay has followed her obsession to a profession. Today Pamela is a visiting assistant professor of Physics at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, where she teaches introductory physics and astronomy courses. Teaching by day, she works on astronomy data by night, teaming up with amateur astronomers who are expert observers to study variable stars. In between, she finds time to mentor students working on observational astronomy projects through Swinburne Astronomy Online. Pamela maintains a blog at http://www.starstryder.com/