Science Distilled: Dark Skies & Distant Galaxies

Featured panelists:

Zachary Hamer, also known as Reno Astro Guy, is a Reno-based astrophotographer. Zachary’s incredible photographs include stunning images of planetary objects such as the moon and planets as well as images of galaxies, star clusters, and nebulae.

Kelly Kosmo O’Neil is a teaching professor in the Physics Department at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), where she has been teaching astronomy and astrophysics since Fall 2023. She earned her Ph. D. in Astronomy and Astrophysics at UCLA in 2023, studying the orbits of stars around the supermassive black hole at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy.

Paul McFarlane is the Director of Fleischmann Planetarium and Science Center on the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno. In addition to his studies in astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Nevada, Reno’s Department of Physics, Paul has also trained at Johnson and Kennedy Space Centers with aerospace and NASA experts in astronomy, engineering and planetary science.

About Science Distilled
The Discovery’s Science Distilled series, is presented in partnership with the University of Nevada, Reno College of Science. Science Distilled makes cutting-edge science approachable through presentations on current and curious topics, held at hip locations in a social atmosphere.