How Can We See a Black Hole?

Portrait of Charles D. Bailyn.

Description

The speaker for this year’s Schopp Lecture is black hole expert Charles D. Bailyn, A. Bartlett Giamatti Professor of Astronomy and Physics from Yale University. Hosted by the College of Sciences’ Astronomy Department, the lecture will feature a free drawing to give away 10 signed copies of Bailyn’s book What Does a Black Hole Look Like? There will be light refreshments at the Faculty-Staff Club following the lecture.

Date

February 18, 2026 • 7:00 pm

Speaker

Dr. Charles D. Bailyn
Professor of Astronomy and Physics
Yale University

Host

Dr. Jerome A. Orosz
SDSU Department of Astronomy Chair • Professor of Astronomy

Location

North Education Building:
NE 60

Zoom

Link: https://sdsu.zoom.us/j/85440367030
Meeting ID: 854 4036 7030

Learn more about the John D. Schopp Memorial Lecture Series