Description:

Speaker: Mimi Fuchs
Day & Time: Monday, 6:30pm

Overview: What do black holes look like? Astronomers have pondered these mysterious objects since the time of Einstein but have never been able to take a picture of one until very recently. Join us and learn about supermassive black holes and the ambitious effort to observe them with the Event Horizon Telescope.

Bio: Mimi Fuchs is a former telescope operator for the Maunakea Observatories and the Event Horizon Telescope. She received her B.S. in Astrophysics from Haverford College and MS in Systems Engineering from Drexel University.