August 2025

Sadly, our string of lost classmates hasn’t abated. Please read the inspiring obituaries posted for Joe Sack (enjoy Joe’s magnificent photos shared with the Class in the 50th Reunion Virtual Art Show – be patient, it takes a while to load) and Charlie Gay.

Scroll down to learn more about this month's featured image from the James Webb Space Telescope and to see more site updates.

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Colliding galaxies — The schematic artistic view of the Cosmic Owl (catalog ), consisting of twin collisional ring galaxies with binary AGN. One of the bipolar radio jets induce additional shocks in the collision front, where cold gas exists and vigorous star formation occurs. This target showcases the intricate interplay of merger-driven ring formation, synchronized AGN activity, jet-induced feedback, and shock-induced star formation, offering a rare glimpse into the dynamical multifarious processes shaping galaxy evolution in the Universe.

The featured images on this and other site update pages are taken from the James Webb Telescope images page. Click here to see many more images on the Webb Space Telescope page.

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August 2025

Topics Updated

Obituary

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July 2025

Topics Updated

Meeting Minutes, Obituary

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