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SUMMARY:Comparative Exoplanetary Science - Ben Oppenheimer (AMNH)
DTSTART:20100217T131500Z
DTEND:20100217T134500Z
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CONTACT:Dr Jonathan Gair
DESCRIPTION:Profound questions arise from the study of planets orbiting ot
 her stars—questions that span astronomy\, geology\, atmospheric physics\
 , and perhaps eventually biology. Several centers around the world are wor
 king towards the highest contrast images ever made in any field of inquiry
 \, looking to transcend the limits on our ability to study these “exopla
 nets.” I will discuss research efforts in exoplanet imaging and spectros
 copy\, while highlighting two of AMNH’s main projects: an active\, ongoi
 ng search at Palomar\, called Project 1640\, and construction of the starl
 ight suppression system for the Gemini Planet Imager.
LOCATION:Sackler Lecture Theatre\, IoA
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