Ourania Fizgig standing in front of the galactic center.

Join us on ‘Astronomy 2009′ island as we open the GLIMPSE/MIPSGAL Galactic Plane Mural with the fine folks from Spitzer Science Center!

Mingle with Dr. Robert Hurt and Dr. Carolyn Brinkworth of Spitzer Science Center as you tour the mural.  We’ll be giving away limited edition texture packs of the mural and other artwork/apparel inspired by this gorgeous imagery.

We’ll have 2 talks/tours scheduled – 9am SLT & 10am SLT.

Where: ‘Astronomy 2009′ island in Second Life, http://slurl.com/secondlife/Astronomy%202009/162/174/64

When: Wednesday October 27, 2010

Time: 9:00am  SLT & 10:00am SLT

9:00am SLT TOUR 1: Listen to Dr. Robert Hurt and Dr. Carolyn Brinkworth talk about the GLIMPSE/MIPSGAL imagery before heading out on a tour!  Followed by an opportunity to ask questions.

10:00am SLT TOUR 2: Listen to Dr. Robert Hurt and Dr. Carolyn Brinkworth talk about the GLIMPSE/MIPSGAL imagery before heading out on a tour!  Followed by an opportunity to ask questions.

Learn more about the GLIMPSE/MIPSGAL galactic plane survey here: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/2680-ssc2008-11a-Spitzer-Finds-Clarity-in-the-Inner-Milky-Way

“More than 800,000 frames from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope were stitched together to create this infrared portrait of dust and stars radiating in the inner Milky Way.

As inhabitants of a flat galactic disk, Earth and its solar system have an edge-on view of their host galaxy, like looking at a glass dish from its edge. From our perspective, most of the galaxy is condensed into a blurry narrow band of light that stretches completely around the sky, also known as the galactic plane.”