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DESCRIPTION:Event Type: Lecture\nSpeaker Information: Brian Fields\, Profes
 sor and Chair of the Department of Astronomy and Professor of Physics\nThe
  2017 total solar eclipse was likely the most viewed in human history\, an
 d was a spectacular moment of public engagement and interest in astronomy 
 and science in general. Illinois Astronomers took full advantage of this o
 pportunity\, and members of the AstroIllini outreach group will demonstrat
 e hands-on activities. Moreover\, eclipses also provide unique laboratorie
 s. Brian will discuss two examples of eclipse-based science that have chan
 ged the face of physics and astronomy: testing Einstein's General Relativi
 ty theory\, and discovering planets around other stars.\nCost: Free and op
 en to the public\nSponsor: Office for Mathematics\, Science\, &amp\; Techn
 ology Education (MSTE)\nRSVP!
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LOCATION:IL\,USA\,Champaign\,Classroom 201\, 505 E. Green Street\, Champaig
 n\, IL 61820
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SUMMARY:MSTE Friday Lunch Series - Eclipses as Heavenly Laboratories: Launc
 hing Revolutions in General Relativity and Exoplanets
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p class="eventtype"><span class="event-headin
 g eventtype">Event Type:</span> Lecture</p>\n<p class="speakerinfo"><span 
 class="event-heading speakerinfo">Speaker Information:</span> Brian Fields
 \, Professor and Chair of the Department of Astronomy and Professor of Phy
 sics</p>\n<p>The 2017 total solar eclipse was likely the most viewed in hu
 man history\, and was a spectacular moment of public engagement and intere
 st in astronomy and science in general. Illinois Astronomers took full adv
 antage of this opportunity\, and members of the <a href="https://publish.i
 llinois.edu/astroillini/about-us/">AstroIllini</a> outreach group will dem
 onstrate hands-on activities. Moreover\, eclipses also provide unique labo
 ratories. Brian will discuss two examples of eclipse-based science that ha
 ve changed the face of physics and astronomy: testing Einstein's General R
 elativity theory\, and discovering planets around other stars.</p>\n<p cla
 ss="cost"><span class="event-heading cost">Cost:</span> Free and open to t
 he public</p>\n<p class="sponsor"><span class="event-heading sponsor">Spon
 sor:</span> Office for Mathematics\, Science\, &amp\; Technology Education
  (MSTE)</p>\n<p class="button orange" style="margin: 10px !important"><a h
 ref="https://fridaylunch.mste.illinois.edu/event/2017-09-29" style="color:
  rgba(255\, 255\, 255\, 1)">RSVP!</a></p>
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