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SUMMARY:Characterising Exoplanet Atmospheres - Ryan MacDonald
DTSTART:20190129T193000Z
DTEND:20190129T210000Z
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CONTACT:Hannah Sanderson
DESCRIPTION:Astronomers have now discovered over 3\,800 planets orbiting o
 ther stars. Ranging from inferno gas giants with temperatures as hot as st
 ars to rocky terrestrial worlds residing in the habitable zone\, the diver
 sity of planets in our galaxy continues to offer surprises. Exoplanet scie
 nce is now going through a paradigm shift\, as we move from the era of dis
 covery to the era of characterisation.\nBy peering into the atmosphere of 
 an exoplanet\, one can infer the conditions on these distant worlds. Over 
 the last decade\, astronomers have developed new techniques to measure the
  atmospheres of exoplanets in remarkable detail. In the near future\, thes
 e very techniques may ultimately allow detections of biosignatures in the 
 atmospheres of distant worlds.\nRyan MacDonald is an exoplanet astronomer 
 at the University of Cambridge. By creating theoretical models of exoplane
 t atmospheres\, he seeks to explain spectroscopic observations taken with 
 space and ground-based telescopes. In this talk\, he will explain the main
  techniques used to characterise exoplanet atmospheres\, highlight recent 
 cutting-edge discoveries\, and look ahead to the prospect of detecting lif
 e elsewhere in our galaxy.\n\nThe talk will be followed by refreshments ou
 tside the lecture theatre.\nThe talk will be at 7:30pm at the usual locati
 on of Wolfson lecture theatre in the Department of Chemistry. The entrance
  is the opposite side of the building to Bristol-Myers-Squibb Lecture thea
 tre and is opposite the car park- shown by the red arrow on the map. "http
 s://map.cam.ac.uk/Department+of+Chemistry#52.197964\,0.125242\,18":URL\nTi
 ckets are £2 (free for members) and annual membership (£7) and life memb
 ership (£12) can also be purchased at the event - please bring cash.\n
LOCATION:Wolfson Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry
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