Glimpsing the Birth of the Universe The University of Washington Astronomy Department and the Second Century Lecture Series of the American Astronomical Society present this lecture by associate director for science of the and former UW Astronomy Professor, Space Telescope Science Institute, Bruce Margon. Margon looks at the astronomical discoveries and achievements of one of the great observatories of all time, the Hubble Space Telescope. His talk emphasizes how its images and results help us further understand the origin of the universe, as well as the stars and galaxies within it.