Abstract:
The world's largest single-dish radio telescope at the U.S. National Astronomy and Ionosphere Center (NAIC) in Puerto Rico has been involved in cutting-edge science for over 40 years, including radar imaging of planets and asteroids, faint hydrogen surveys of distant galaxies, and Nobel Prize work using pulsars to test general relativity. I will describe a few highlights of recent work, especially projects using the ALFA multibeam receiver to perform new and exquisite surveys of our home galaxy.
Coffee and tea will be served 20 minutes prior to the seminar.