Dyer

Tuning Into Einstein’s Universe + how teens can participate in research

Natasha McMann will explain how NANOGrav (North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves) is searching for gravitational waves using pulsars. This talk is geared to 7th grade and up and features audience participation questions and a video about how high schoolers can get involved in the research.

Natasha McMann was born and raised in the mountains of WV.  She received a B.A. in Social Science from Bluefield State College in 2008.  In 2010, she was hired as a tour guide for the Green Bank Observatory where she fell in love with astronomy.  She then attended West Virginia University where she earned a B.S. in Physics with a minor in Astronomy in 2016.  Natasha was then accepted into the Fisk-Vanderbilt Master’s-to-PhD Program earning her Master’s in Physics from Fisk in December 2018.  She is currently a PhD student in Astrophysics at Vanderbilt studying millisecond pulsar companions and gravitational waves.  Natasha is married and has two cats.

After the talk and Q&A, enjoy a telescope viewing in the Seyfert dome if weather permits.  CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS

Meet Dyer Observatory’s Dr. Billy Teets

Open House Days and Telescope Nights

This concert series presented with the world famous Bluebird Cafe is scheduled around glorious sunsets on the portico of the Vanderbilt Dyer Observatory.

Tickets for individual concerts are available the first day of the prior month of each show (i.e. the May 18 tickets will be available April 1) at NOON. Each ticket will admit one carload with a maximum of 8 passengers. All guests on a ticket must arrive together in a single car. Please note that tickets sell out extremely quickly.

Please see our Bluebird on the Mountain web page for more information.