Speaker: Frank Petrie and Peter Moseley
The James Webb Space Telescope, launched on Christmas Day 2021
and now located one million miles from Earth, is revolutionizing our understanding of the
universe. Its mission: To reveal the earliest moments of the universe, to study the
evolution of galaxies over time, to understand the lifecycles of stars, and to discover
other worlds and the possibility of life on them. Frank Petrie and Peter Moseley, board
members at the Battle Point Observatory, will describe the latest findings revealed by
some of the most spectacular images yet received from space.
Bio:
Frank Petrie and Peter Moseley, both retired engineers with lifelong interests in astronomy, are President and Facilities Manager, respectively, at the Battle Point Observatory on Bainbridge Island. Together, with the help of volunteers, they have recently completed major renovations to the rooftop telescope and its protective dome and look forward to welcoming the community to enjoy this new eye on the wonders of the universe. Peter has also been a volunteer in the machine shop at BARN for the past 8 years, while Frank spends virtually all of his free time at the observatory.