{"id":105434,"global_id":"naturalsciences.org\/calendar?id=105434","global_id_lineage":["naturalsciences.org\/calendar?id=105434"],"author":"22","status":"publish","date":"2024-12-12 15:28:58","date_utc":"2024-12-12 20:28:58","modified":"2025-02-19 20:05:49","modified_utc":"2025-02-20 01:05:49","url":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/event\/science-cafe-unusual-black-holes-and-how-to-find-them\/","rest_url":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/events\/105434","title":"Science Caf\u00e9: Unusual Black Holes and How to Find Them","description":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-107612 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BlackHoleSciCafe_800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Black Hole\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BlackHoleSciCafe_800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BlackHoleSciCafe_800x600-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BlackHoleSciCafe_800x600-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BlackHoleSciCafe_800x600-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>This program is postponed due to winter weather. This Science Cafe will occur on Thursday, February 27.<\/h4>\n<h1>Searching for Intermediate Mass Black Holes in Spiral Galaxies with the Help of Citizen Scientists<\/h1>\n<p>Grab a bite from the Daily Planet Caf\u00e9 and join host Chris Smith for our monthly Science Caf\u00e9. Gather with other curious minds at this after-hours event for an informal presentation and conversation about current science topics with guest experts. The Daily Planet Caf\u00e9 is open 5\u20138pm with a full menu during the Science Caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Join us in-person or <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/live\/doe4_WE-btY\">watch on YouTube Live.<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Join Dr. Patrick Treuthardt, Assistant Head of the Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, to explore his latest work investigating rare astronomical phenomena and engaging the public to help.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly every large galaxy appears to host a supermassive black hole in its nucleus, whose mass ranges from millions to billions of times the mass of the Sun. The origin of these black holes is still not understood but rare, intermediate mass black holes (IMBHs; ranging from thousands to hundreds of thousands of times the mass of the Sun) may shed light on the problem. 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