Jul 17 2025 - 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Location:
Museum Join Dr. Lowder as he describes his work with NASA's PUNCH (Polarimeter to UNify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission and the amazing data that will allow us to better understand our star and its effects on Earth.
The PUNCH mission is a constellation of four satellites orbiting Earth continuously along the sunrise/sunset line. Working together the PUNCH satellites observe the Sun’s inner heliosphere - helping us understanding the outflowing solar wind, and the impacts of space weather here on Earth. The outreach program for the mission is focused on the theme of "Ancient and Modern SunWatching," with an emphasis on the Four Corners region of New Mexico. The Museum is a member of the PUNCH Team.
About the speaker: Dr. Chris Lowder is a heliophysicist working with the PUNCH solar mission. His research focuses on understanding magnetic fields in the solar atmosphere, the solar wind, and space weather impacts. His B.S. in Physics is from the Georgia Institute of Technology , M.S. and Ph.D. from Montana State Univ, and postdoctoral research at Durham University in England.
$8 general public, $7 Museum members, $5 students. Preregistration is encouraged.
Price:
$8 general public, $7 Museum members, $5 students