Wednesday Colloquium



04.07.2012

"NuSTAR"

Grzegorz Madejski (SLAC, Stanford University)

NuSTAR is the first satellite-based NASA mission featuring optics capable of imaging celestial hard X-rays. It has been launched successfully a few weeks ago and is undergoing in-orbit checkout phase. This presentation wıll provide the overview and the current status of the mission as well as the highlights of the observing program.