The core of the Orion Nebula in near-infrared light (blue & light orange),
and at millimeter-wavelengths (red & cyan) showing the powerful 550 year-old
explosion in the 1.3 mm emission line of carbon monoxide. (Gemini Observatory and ALMA).
Research and Outreach:
The insterstellar medium, star formation, feedback and the self-regulation of star formation.
Formation of clusters and massive stars. Protostellar outflows and jets.
Molecular Clouds. Astrobiology. Black-holes and cosmology.
Observations from visual to radio wavelengths. Instrumentation. Major recent projects
include the
Bolocam Galactic Plane Survey
and the
Herschel Galactic Plane Survey (Hi-GAL).
I give popular talks on astronomy and cosmology to the general public and
amateur astronomy groups. Bo Reipurth and I have written a popular
book,
The Birth of Stars and Planets
Resources:
Personal Interests:
Skiing:
Various images:
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24-Aug-2011 5:50 PM MDT
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