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The Department of Astronomy has the mission of achieving
excellence in research, teaching, outreach and service in the
areas of astronomy and astrophysics. We maintain internationally
recognized theoretical, observational, and computational programs
that cover the entire electromagnetic spectrum from radio waves
to gamma rays and address fundamental questions on all scales from
our solar system to the entire cosmos.
While we view astronomical research as the preeminent part of
our mission, the other components are of great importance to us.
Both our graduate and undergraduate curricula are continuously
revised and updated, and our
Observatory Open Houses have been
enjoyed by the public for over 30 years.
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Upcoming Talks in the Next 5 Days:
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Astronomy Colloquium
Date: Wednesday 15-Oct-2008 at 16:00-17:00 (4:00-5:00 pm)
Speaker: Prof. Nahum Arav (Virginia Tech)
Title: "Measuring kinetic luminosity of quasar outflows: results from VLT observations, and implications to AGN feedback"
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Astronomy Observatory Public Open House
Date: Monday, 20-Oct-2008
at 9:00pm
Speaker: Eric Winter
Title: The Fermi Space Telescope - A New Gamma-Ray Eye in the Sky
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Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-2421
Phone: (301) 405-3001 FAX: (301) 314-9067
Comments and questions may be directed to webmaster@astro.umd.edu
Page updated on:
24-Sep-2008.
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