Free Hubble Telescope Presentation at Longway Planetarium

On Tuesday, August 10, Dr. Albert Holm, recently retired Astronomer of the Hubble Space Telescope, will present Hubble @ 20 at Longway Planetarium from 6-7pm. This presentation of NASA's Great Observatories is free and open to the public.

Flint, MI, July 26, 2010 - Twenty years ago, the Space Shuttle Discovery carried the Hubble Space Telescope into orbit. Since then, the Hubble has generated remarkable images and astounding scientific discoveries. It has also experienced crises, both natural and man-made. Dr. Albert Hold will present an historical overview of the Hubble, showing some of Hubble's "greatest hits" and discuss their meaning. He will also touch on the mission's biggest crises, how the telescope works and who uses it, as well as how anyone can get Hubble data and even participate in research based on Hubble images.

Earlier in the day, Dr Holm will be at Mott Community College, presenting to their students and faculty.

This event is made possible by Mott Community College.

BIOGRAPHY:
Originally from Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Albert Holm received his bachelor's degree from Caltech and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has worked on space astronomy missions since 1970, first with the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory-2, then with the International Ultraviolet Explorer, and finally with the Hubble Space Telescope. Now retired, he served until this spring as Branch Chief for Data Processing and Archival Services at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore. He carried out research on cataclysmic variables, R CrB stars, and planetary nebulae. During 1996 and 1997, he served as President of the American Association of Variable Star Observers. He has been happily married for 36 years and has a son and a daughter. For more information about Dr. Holm click here (http://www.stsci.edu/institute/).