This month our feature speaker is Dr. Buddy Martin, the Project Scientist for Mirror Polishing at the Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab at the University of Arizona. He leads the fabrication and testing of large optics, including meter segments of the Giant Magellan Telescope. Buddy has a Ph. D. in physics from Cambridge University and has been at Steward Observatory since 1986. He was a radio astronomer before moving up to manufacturing optics. He will be providing us a presentation on the fascinating work at the Mirror Lab.
This month’s meeting will be a hybrid affair as we’re starting to get
back into the Cronyn Observatory after a LONG pandemic hiatus. Hopefully
all the tech issues will sorted and things will run smoothly.
The meeting is on Sept 15th at 7:30pm EDT.
If you’re coming in online connect any time after 7:15 using your
browser with:
https://zoom.us/j/719353982
or use the Zoom app with ID 719 353 982, no passcode needed.
Watch this space for updates…