Cosmic Catastrophes

Cosmic Catastrophes

• On Thursday evening June 1, a public presentation will be held in the IMAX Theater at the American Museum of Natural History from 7 to 9 PM.  Tickets are free, but must be reserved in advance by calling 212-769-5200.  Seating is first come-first served for ticket holders.

Program

1. Opening - Building the Rose Center
1. Betacam video
2. Introduction - Mike Shara
1. slide presentation from lectern
3. Impact of an Asteroid on Earth - Mario Livio
1. HD movie 1 - Asteroid Impact on Earth
2. HD movie 2 - Asteroid Impact on Earth: Projected View
• [6 seconds of black on tape]
3. presentation from lectern
4. HD movie 1 - Asteroid Impact on Earth
5. HD movie 2 - Asteroid Impact on Earth: Projected View
4. Collision of Main Sequence Stars - Fred Rasio
1. HD movie 1 - Collision of Equal Mass Stars: Midplane Density Slice
2. HD movie 2 - Collision of Equal Mass Stars: Particles in Midplane Slice
• [6 seconds of black on tape]
3. presentation from lectern
4. HD movie 1 - Collision of Equal Mass Stars: Midplane Density Slice
5. HD movie 2 - Collision of Equal Mass Stars: Particles in Midplane Slice
5. Unequal Mass Stellar Collision - Joshua Barnes
1. HD movie 1 - Unequal Mass Stellar Collision
2. HD movie 2 - Unequal Mass Stellar Collision: Density Slice
3. HD movie 3 - Unequal Mass Stellar Collision: Overall View and Density Slice
• [6 seconds of black on tape]
4. presentation from lectern
5. HD movie 1 - Unequal Mass Stellar Collision
6. HD movie 2 - Unequal Mass Stellar Collision: Density Slice
7. HD movie 3 - Unequal Mass Stellar Collision: Overall View and Density Slice
6. Neutron Star Collisions - Maximilian Ruffert
1. HD movie 1 - Merging of a Neutron Star Binary
2. HD movie 2 - Off-Axis Collision of Neutron Stars
3. HD movie 3 - Head-on Collision of Neutron Stars
• [6 seconds of black on tape]
4. presentation from lectern
5. HD movie 1 - Merging of a Neutron Star Binary
6. HD movie 2 - Off-Axis Collision of Neutron Stars
7. HD movie 3 - Head-on Collision of Neutron Stars
7. Relativistic Stellar Collisions - Stuart Shapiro
1. HD movie 1 - Gravitational Waves from a Neutron Star Binary
2. HD movie 2 - Collision of Relativistic Star Clusters
3. HD movie 3 - Collapse of a Relativistic Star Cluster
• [6 seconds of black on tape]
4. presentation from lectern
5. HD movie 1 - Gravitational Waves from a Neutron Star Binary
6. HD movie 2 - Collision of Relativistic Star Clusters
7. HD movie 3 - Collapse of a Relativistic Star Cluster
8. Evolution of a Star Cluster - Simon Portegies Zwart
1. HD movie 1 - Evolution of a Star Cluster
• [6 seconds of black on tape]
2. presentation from lectern
3. HD movie 1 - Evolution of a Star Cluster
9. Remnants of Stellar Collisions Observed with Hubble Space Telescope - Adrienne Cool
• [6 seconds of black on tape]
1. powerpoint presentation from lectern
10. Destruction of a Satellite Galaxy by the Milky Way - Kathryn Johnston
1. HD movie 1 - Destruction of a Satellite Galaxy by the Milky Way
2. HD movie of presentation
3. HD movie 1 - Destruction of a Satellite Galaxy by the Milky Way
• [6 seconds of black on tape]
11. Galaxy Collision - Frank Summers (optional)
1. HD movie 1 - Galaxy Collision
2. HD movie 1 - Galaxy Collision