Spooky Astronomy, on Tap!
Channel: Astronomy On Tap Seattle
Date: 2019-10-23

THIS MONTH we will be joined by Kathryn Neugent*, who will talk about something in space that was disguised as an extragalactic runaway yellow supergiant. We'll also hear Trevor Zaylen* talk about *spooky* space ghosts. It's a special October-scary edition of Astronomy on Tap!

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*Speaker Bios
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Speaker 1: Kathryn Neugent
Title: The Extragalactic Runaway Yellow Supergiant that Wasn’t (But Was Something Even Better)

Kathryn Neugent is an astronomy PhD candidate at UW and research associate at Lowell Observatory who studies massive stars. She enjoys traveling around the world to observe massive stars in the Local Group Galaxies and learn about their evolution and ultimate deaths.

Speaker 2: Trevor Zaylen
Title: Spooky Spooky Space Ghosts

Trevor Dorn-Wallenstein is a 5th year PhD candidate in the University of Washington Astronomy department, studying massive stars and stellar populations. He also bakes, snuggles his dog Pod, and plays drums in Seattle’s premier all-astronomer rock band, Night Lunch.