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SUMMARY:The Hunt for Exomoons with Kepler - David Kipping (Harvard-Smithso
 nian Center for Astrophysics)
DTSTART:20120403T153000Z
DTEND:20120403T163000Z
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CONTACT:David Titterington
DESCRIPTION:Extrasolar moon may be frequent\, temperate abodes for life an
 d their detection would not only have astrobiological significance but wou
 ld also greatly further our understanding of planet/moon formation theorie
 s.  For the first time\, the detection of a transiting planet-moon system 
 is moving from the realms of theory to observation due to the unprecedente
 d photometric precision being achieved by Kepler.  In this talk\, I will d
 iscuss how we might find a transiting exomoon\, exploring both the dynamic
 al effects (such as transit timing variations) and the eclipse effects (su
 ch as mutual eclipses) which may be observable.  It is shown that Kepler i
 s capable of finding Earth-sized and –mass moons.  I will then introduce
  a new systematic program to search these elusive objects\, “The Hunt fo
 r Exomoons with Kepler” (HEK).  I will discuss the objectives\, target s
 election methods\, fitting techniques and vetting strategies for HEK along
  with the present status of the project.\n
LOCATION:Ryle Seminar Room\, Cavendish Laboratory
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