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A Second Act in the Stars

Bob Loewenthal
Bob Loewenthal

At 79, a sixth-generation New Yorker and retired lawyer pursues his lifelong passion for the stars as a master’s student in astronomy. (Originally published 9/19/2011)

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Selected Works: CHARA Captures Rare Stellar Eclipse

Artist’s depiction of a stellar eclipse
In this artist's concept, Epsilon Aurigae (the supergiant star at right) is starting to be eclipsed by the dust disk circling a single, much dimmer B star. A new model explains the decades-old paradoxes of this system by assuming that its stars are relatively old, not young. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech

For the first time ever, scientists working with Georgia State University’s Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA) array have captured very high resolution images that shed new light on what causes the mysterious stellar eclipses of the double star system Epsilon Aurigae. (Originally published April 8, 2010)

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Selected Works: In the Line of the Fire (2009 Station Fire Threatens Mount Wilson Observatory/CHARA Array)

In late August 2009, the California Station Fire threatened the six-telescope Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA) Array operated by GSU on Mount Wilson, but with efforts of firefighters and observatory staff, the flames were kept at bay.

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Georgia State seminar to focus on climate change

A renowned expert and author of an award-winning book on the science of climate change will focus on one of the world’s most challenging issues during a Georgia State University seminar Friday, Jan. 22. (Georgia State University website, 2010)