MEL Talks - Don Ellison

The advent of modern telescopes has revealed a changing universe filled with explosive phenomena. The seemingly serene, unchanging sky of the ancients has been transformed, with radio, X-ray and gamma-ray telescopes, into a tumultuous sea of objects far more energetic and chaotic than normal stars. This talk will describe some of these high-energy objects such as supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, and massive black holes, along with their place in our modern view of the universe. Don Ellison is a Physics Professor Emeritus at North Carolina State University, For some years, he has been giving science talks (mainly astrophysics) for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institutes (OLLI) at North Carolina State University and Duke University in North Carolina. His talks are geared to non-scientists, avoiding unnecessary jargon and presenting technical subjects in understandable language.

No formal background in physics or astronomy is assumed.

MEL Talks begin at 7:00 PM and are free and open to the public.