This Wednesday astronomer Jill Tarter, of the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute, will give a non-technical, illustrated talk on The Allen Telescope Array: The Newest Pitchfork for Exploring the Cosmic Haystack. No background in science will be required for this talk.

The Allen Telescope Array, being constructed at the Hat Creek Radio Observatory north of Mt. Lassen as a partnership between the SETI Institute and University of California Berkeley Radio Astronomy Lab, will be the most powerful tool for finding SETI signals ever built. Its an innovative radio telescope assembled from a large number of small dishes, using consumer off-the-shelf technologies whenever possible to minimize costs. This new telescope array will enable exploration of up to 10,000 times more of the cosmic haystack than was searched in the previous decade.

Jill Tarter is Director of the Center for SETI Research at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California. Dr. Tarter received her Bachelor of Engineering Physics Degree with Distinction from Cornell University and her Master’s Degree and a Ph.D. in Astronomy from the University of California, Berkeley. Jodi Foster based her character on Dr. Tarter for the movie Contact.

Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Arrive early to locate parking.
Parking lots 1, 7 and 8 provide stair and no-stair access to the Smithwick theatre.

Smithwick Theater, Foothill College
12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills

Wednesday, April 23
7:00 pm

Admission: Free
Parking: $2.00

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