Caltech Submillimeter Observatory (CSO) A Digest of Recent News and Scientific Results

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2011 September 2011 APEC Familiarization Tours Visiting at Mauna Kea Our staff scientist, Ruisheng Peng, is giving a talk about astronomy on Mauna Kea for a familiarization tour group at Hale Pohaku, Mauna Kea (Photo credit: Sandra Dawson at TMT).   Read more... july 2011 Caltech-Led Astronomers Discover the Largest and Most Distant Reservoir of Water Yet.  This artist's concept illustrates a quasar, or feeding black hole, similar to APM 08279+5255, where astronomers discovered huge amounts of water vapor.   Read more... A summer camp day of Project Hawaii for kids with the CSO.  Kids started creating their own CSO rockets with creative designs   Read more... May 2011 CSO participated the tenth annual AstroDay 2011.  CSO booth at AstroDay with our observatory model.   Read more... March 2011 Exploring the Star Formation History of the Universe with ZEUS on the CSO C+ 158 µm line detections of redshift 1 to 2 galaxies made with ZEUS on the CSO.   Read more... CSO participated the Family Focus Team Event CSO Staff Ed Bufil is taking questions from the participants at the CSO booth of the Family Focus Team Event.     Read more... February 2011 CSO participated the Journey Through The Universe program CSO staff research scientist takes students and teachers a journey from Earth to the Milky Way Galaxy.     Read more... CSO mourns the passing of Dr. Walter R. Steiger Dr. Walter R. Steiger at the Caltech Submillimeter Observatory.     Read more... January 2011 CSO participated the Onizuka Science Day 2011, held at the University of Hawaii Hilo campus.  CSO booth at the Onizuka Science Day 2011.     Read more...