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The Department of Physics

NGC 7293, the Helix Planetary Nebula in Aquarius, 2008 September 25 and 26, taken at the Fresno State Sierra Remote Observatory by F. Ringwald and processed by James Rubio.

The Physics Department at Fresno State studies astronomical phenomena using the Hubble Space Telescope and its own remotely controlled observatory in the Sierras, conducts research in solid state and high energy physics, including one of two CSU programs using the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, and has an active program in Biomedical Physics. See their departmental website to learn more.