Image provided by NASA.
Join the Boise State Physics Department at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 3, in Room 112 of the Education Building for the department’s monthly First Friday lecture.
Professor Mark Peacock of Michigan State University will describe many examples of “stellar exotica,” including X-ray binaries that consist of black holes or neutron stars accreting from
a closely orbiting donor star. Observations of these systems allow astronomers to track black holes lurking throughout the galaxy.
At 9 p.m., weather permitting, attendees will be able to stargaze on the rooftop of the
Science and Education Building at the Boise State Observatory. Note, the observatory is not handicap-accessible, so telescopes also will be set out on the plaza in front of the building.
The event is free and open to the public.