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SUMMARY:The Science and Beauty of Nebulae - Dr Carolin Crawford\, Institut
 e of Astronomy\, Cambridge
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CONTACT:Janet Gibson
DESCRIPTION:Biography\n\nDr Carolin Crawford is an astronomer at the Insti
 tute of Astronomy in Cambridge\, and a Fellow of Emmanuel College. Her res
 earch focuses on the properties of the most massive galaxies in the Univer
 se\, using data\ncollected from the largest ground-based and space telesco
 pes. Carolin combines her research and teaching with her other passion - c
 ommunicating her love of astronomy to as wide an audience as possible. She
  runs the outreach programme at the Institute of Astronomy\, and in additi
 on to giving many talks on a wide range of astronomical topics\, is a regu
 lar contributor to both national and local radio programmes. In 2009 Carol
 in was noted as one of the UKRC's Women of Outstanding\nAchievement for th
 e communication of science with a contribution to society.\nhttp://www-xra
 y.ast.cam.ac.uk/~csc/\n\nAbstract\n\nCarolin will discuss interstellar spa
 ce\; not truly a vacuum devoid of matter\, but inhabited by vast thin clou
 ds of gas and dust that appear as glorious and complex structures. She wil
 l showcase some of the most\nspectacular images of these 'nebulae'\, inclu
 ding many taken with the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes.  We shall lo
 ok at them with new eyes\, dissecting the pictures and learning how to 're
 ad' what they tell\nus about the turbulent story of the birth and death of
  stars. Indeed\, revealing the science behind the beauty.\n
LOCATION:LMH\, Lady Mitchell Hall
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