Blomidon Naturalists Society
Monday March 17, 2014  7:30pm - 9:30pm (2 Hours)
Meeting / Club

 patrick.kelly@dal.ca
 494-3294

Kathryn and Nathan Gray: Sibling Supernova Superstars

Kathryn Gray is a middle school student from Nova Scotia. She first became interested in the night sky from the many family camping trips to astronomy camping star parties. Having seen her father find several supernovae and hearing about a 14-year-old girl who found one, she decided that she could do that too and wanted to try. In late 2010 at the age of 10, Kathryn found her first supernova, a star ending its life in a large explosion. The following media fanfare propelled Kathryn to global star status and took her on a whirl-wind tour and interviews, the highlight being a conference, Starmus, in the Canary Islands and the Glamour Women of the Year Awards in New York City and Carnegie Hall! Kathryn is still searching for her second supernova but now has competition from her younger brother, Nathan...
Pricing & Tickets
Pricing: Free
Beveridge Arts Centre
Poster
Acadia University
22 Highland Avenue
Wolfville, Nova Scotia


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