Dr. Dale Partin-The Origin of the Chemical Elements

 In this talk Dale will discuss how different elements were made in the history of the Universe. Starting with the creation of Hydrogen and Helium in the Big Bang, he will walk us through the main processes that created different elements. Along the way we'll discuss nuclear fusion in stars like our sun, supernovae that mark the end of massive stars, and collisions between the densest stars in the universe. By the end of the talk we'll be able to understand where all the elements on the periodic table came from.

Telescope observing afterwards, weather permitting.