Spitzer Space Telescope Cycle-6 Exploration Science Programs
|
|
|
- Ethelbert Jones
- 5 years ago
- Views:
Transcription
1 Spitzer Space Telescope Cycle-6 Exploration Science Programs LSL-1 Introduction Cryogen depletion expected in mid-april 2009 No changes in expected instrument performance since Call for Proposals issued IRAC channels 1 and 2 - sensitivity, stability Observing efficiency expected to remain high 6500 hours/year No GTO time or joint programs Selecting science for a two-year warm mission Senior Review proposal for an additional 2.5 years of warm operations expected in 2010 LSL-2
2 Proposal Review Results LSL-3 Cycle-6 Selection 10 programs selected - 10,345 hours Extragalactic 5377 hrs Galactic/Planetary 4968 hrs PID Science PI Title Co-Is Hours Category Institution cosmology Wendy Freedman The Hubble Constant Carnegie Observatories high-z Giovanni Fazio SEDS: The Spitzer Extended Deep Survey galaxies Smithsonian Astrophysical Obs high-z Mark Lacy SERVS: the Spitzer Extragalactic galaxies Spitzer Science Center Representative Volume Survey high-z Eiichi Egami The IRAC Lensing Survey: galaxies University of Arizona Achieving JWST depth with Spitzer nearby Kartik Sheth The Spitzer Survey of Stellar Structure in galaxies Spitzer Science Center Galaxies (S4G) exoplanets Heather Knutson Dynamic Studies of Exoplanet Atmospheres: Harvard University From Global Properties to Local Physics exoplanets David Charbonneau Confirmation and Characterization of Kepler Mission Harvard University Exoplanets: The Era of Rock and Ice Exoplanets galactic Barbara Whitney, SSI GLIMPSE360: Completing the Spitzer Galactic structure Space Science Institute Plane Survey young John Stauffer Young Stellar Object Variability: Mid Infrared Clues to stellar obj. Spitzer Science Center Accretion Disk Physics & Protostar Rotational Evolution near-earth David Trilling The Warm Spitzer NEO Survey: Exploring the history objects Northern Arizona University of the inner Solar System and near Earth space LSL-4
3 Cycle-6 Selection (2) 2 exoplanet programs recommended for DDT PID Science PI Title Co-Is Hours Category Institution exoplanets Joseph Harrington The Spitzer Exoplanetary Atmosphere Survey Univeristy of Central Florida DDT exoplanets Michael Gillon Detecting the Transits of Nearby Super-Earths Geneva University DDT Harrington - ToO program for new planets Requested 1400 hours (500 hrs known planets, 900 hrs ToO) Awarded 200 hours DDT Gillon - Detecting a super-earth transit Requested 500 hours Awarded 100 hours DDT LSL-5 Number of Proposals Selected Science Categories-Selected Extragalactic (31% success rate) 5 of 16 proposals 3 of 8 = High Redshift Galaxies 1 of 2= Nearby Galaxies 1 of 1 = Cosmology 0 of 2 = AGN 0 of 1 = High-z Clusters, Jets, Starburst Galaxies Galactic/Planetary Systems (26% success rate) 5 of 19 proposals 2 of 7 = Exoplanets** 0 of 4 = Brown Dwarfs 0 of 2 = Star Formation 1 of 1 = NEOs, YSOs, Galactic Structure 0 of 1 = KBOs, Evolved Stars, Extragalactic Stars ** 2 additional proposals awarded DDT Hours Selected Extragalactic (26% success rate) 5377 of 20,511 hrs Distribution: 39% High Redshift Galaxies 7% Cosmology 6% Nearby Galaxies Galactic/Planetary Systems (28% success rate) 4968 of 17,538 hrs Distribution: 19% Exoplanets (+300 hrs DDT) 19% Galactic Structure 5% Young Stellar Objects 6% Near Earth Objects LSL-6
4 Proposal Review Process LSL-7 Cycle-6 Resources Exploration Science Select 10,000 hours to be executed over two years Enable Explorer class programs: new, major initiatives not previously possible Minimum proposal size = 500 hours Additional 1500 hours of small programs selected next spring (cycle-6) 1500 hours in small programs will be solicited in cycle-7 (2010) Data analysis funds $6 mil total/year Exploration Science: ~ 2/3 of funding No additional funding for Legacy products Small programs: ~ 1/3 of funding LSL-8
5 Exploration Science Review November 17-19, SSC 2 panels: Extragalactic & Galactic/Planetary 8 reviewers/panel + 5 external + TAC chair Panels met Monday/Tuesday TAC met Wednesday Conflicts of interest Extremely difficult to handle this cycle No reviewers PI/CoI on proposals LSL-9 Proposal Submission Summary LSL-10
6 Proposals Received 35 proposals received -- 38,050 hours requested 46 letters of intent received Proposals Science Category Hours 13 Distant Universe 17, Nearby Universe 2, Exoplanets 5, Galactic 10, Solar System 1,829.8 Oversubscription ~ 4 Original Legacy Science Program 34 letters of intent, 28 proposals received, requested ~16,800 hours LSL-11 Proposal Demographics PIs from 23 Institutions 5 - SSC/IPAC 4 - SAO 2 - Caltech, Carnegie Obs., Harvard, NASA GSFC, Arizona 1 - Central Florida, Colorado, Davis, Drexel, Geneva, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, JPL, NAU, Penn State, RIT, Siena College, SSI, STScI, SUNY Stony Brook One PI based at a foreign Institution (Switzerland) 758 total co-investigators (~22/proposal) 190 institutions, 18 countries LSL-12
7 Number of Proposals Science Categories Extragalactic (46%) 16 proposals 8 = High Redshift Galaxies 2 = AGN, Nearby Galaxies 1 = High-z Clusters, Cosmology, Jets, Starburst Galaxies Galactic/Planetary Systems (54%) 19 proposals 7 = Exoplanets 4 = Brown Dwarfs 2 = Star Formation 1 = KBOs, NEOs, Galactic Structure, Evolved Stars, YSOs, Extragalactic Stars Hours Requested Extragalactic (54%) 20,511 hrs 31% High Redshift Galaxies 7% AGN 5% High-z Clusters 4% Nearby Galaxies 3% Starburst Galaxies 2% Cosmology, Jets Galactic/Planetary Systems (46%) 17,538 hrs 15% Exoplanets 12 % Brown Dwarfs 5% Galactic Structure 4% Star Formation 3% KBOs 2% NEOs, Extragalactic Stars, YSOs 1% Evolved Stars LSL-13
Cycle-5 Proposal. Submission Statistics
Cycle-5 Proposal Overview Cycle-5 is estimated to include 6 months of new observations Cycle-5 starts in July 2008 Expected cryogen depletion date is April 2009 2-3 months of previous cycle observations
Using Spitzer to Observe the Solar System
Using Spitzer to Observe the Solar System Sean Carey Spitzer Science Center 47 th DPS meeting 09 November 2015 SJC - 1 Spitzer Space Telescope NASA s Infrared Great Observatory Launched on 25 August 2003
Preliminary Cycle 6 Proposal Submission Statistics. Joint ALMA Observatory May 13, 2018
Preliminary Cycle 6 Proposal Submission Statistics Joint ALMA Observatory May 13, 2018 Number of Submitted Proposals and Time Requested Time requested (hours) Number 12-m 7-m Total Power All proposals
Cycle-1 Accepted Proposal Statistics. May 2004
Cycle-1 Accepted Proposal Statistics May 2004 The Review Process Topical Science Review Panels Nine Science Review Panels Typically eight members each Parallel Panels for all topics (ex. Solar System)
The Direct Study of Exoplanet Atmospheres
The Direct Study of Exoplanet Atmospheres David Charbonneau (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) Symposium in Honor of Giovanni Fazio 27 May 2008 Statement about the Astronomy & Astrophysics 2010
Spitzer Space Telescope Current Status and Future Plans
Spitzer Space Telescope Current Status and Future Plans Great Observatories Workshop Pasadena, 22-24 May 2006 Current Status Instruments and Observatory are operating well Observing efficiency has continued
Cycle 20 Results and Cycle 21 Preparations. 8 November /8/2012 C20 Results and C21 Preparations
Cycle 20 Results and Cycle 21 Preparations 8 November 2012 1 2 Approved TAC Proposals Last Name First Name Resources PI_ins4tu4on Title Bean Jacob 60 University of Chicago Revealing the Diversity of Super-
Spitzer Space Telescope: Status & Opportuni4es
Spitzer Space Telescope: Status & Opportuni4es Lisa Storrie- Lombardi & Sean Carey Caltech/IPAC Spitzer DPS 48 - Pasadena 17 October 2016 Mission Status Spitzer Beyond Phase Oct 2016 Mar 2019 >inal 2.5
Solar System Observations with Spitzer
Solar System Observations with Spitzer Michael Werner Spitzer Project Scientist, JPL/Caltech Lisa Storrie-Lombardi Manager, Spitzer Science Center, IPAC/Caltech Presented to SBAG July 1, 2015 http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu
Scientific Capability of the James Webb Space Telescope and the Mid-InfraRed Instrument
Scientific Capability of the James Webb Space Telescope and the Mid-InfraRed Instrument Oliver Krause (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg) on behalf of Gillian Wright (Royal Observatory Edinburgh)
The Star Formation Observatory (SFO)
Beyond JWST... STScI, Mar 26 27 2009 Slide 1 The Star Formation Observatory (SFO) From Cosmic Dawn to Our Solar System: A Next-Generation UV Optical Space Facility for the Study of Star Formation Rolf
Star Formation. Spitzer Key Contributions to Date
Star Formation Answering Fundamental Questions During the Spitzer Warm Mission Phase Lori Allen CfA John Carpenter, Caltech Lee Hartmann, University of Michigan Michael Liu, University of Hawaii Tom Megeath,
5:00pm-8:00pm Ala Moana, Carnation
210th Meeting of the AAS, joint meeting with SPD 27-31 May 2007 - Honolulu, HI Hawaii Convention Center, 1801 Kalakaua Ave., Honolulu, HI 96815 Thursday, May 24, 2007 Endpoints & Interactions: Physics
Next Generation SOFIA Science Instrument Call for Proposals
Next Generation SOFIA Science Instrument Call for Proposals Kimberly Ennico-Smith NASA SOFIA Project Scientist Alan Rhodes NASA SOFIA Science Instrument Development Manager NASA Ames Research Center Outline
Active Galaxies and Galactic Structure Lecture 22 April 18th
Active Galaxies and Galactic Structure Lecture 22 April 18th FINAL Wednesday 5/9/2018 6-8 pm 100 questions, with ~20-30% based on material covered since test 3. Do not miss the final! Extra Credit: Thursday
James Webb Space Telescope Early Release Science
James Webb Space Telescope Early Release Science Stefanie Milam Deputy Project Scientist for Planetary Science John Stansberrrry AURA Scientist Planetary Science Lead STScI August 31, 2016 JWST Science
The Infrared Universe as Seen by Spitzer and Beyond. February 20, 2007
The Infrared Universe as Seen by Spitzer and Beyond The Holly Berry Cluster [NOT the Halle Berry cluster] in Serpens February 20, 2007 Presented to the Herschel Open Time Key Project Workshop Michael Werner,
Star Formation. Answering Fundamental Questions During the Spitzer Warm Mission Phase
Star Formation Answering Fundamental Questions During the Spitzer Warm Mission Phase Lori Allen CfA John Carpenter, Caltech Lee Hartmann, University of Michigan Michael Liu, University of Hawaii Tom Megeath,
Yale Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, New Haven, USA YCAA Prize Fellowship
Pascal A. Oesch Yale Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, JWG 469, P.O. Box 208120, New Haven, CT 06520 Phone: +1 203 432 1265! E-Mail: pascal.oesch@yale.edu Web: www.astro.yale.edu/poesch Research Interests
arxiv:astro-ph/ v1 13 Apr 2006
**FULL TITLE** ASP Conference Series, Vol. **VOLUME**, **YEAR OF PUBLICATION** **NAMES OF EDITORS** Clusters of Galaxies at 1 < z < 2 : The Spitzer Adaptation of the Red-Sequence Cluster Survey arxiv:astro-ph/0604289
Mapping the Spatial Distribution of H 2 in Nearby Galaxies with the Spitzer Infrared Spectrograph
The Evolving ISM in the Milky Way & Nearby Galaxies Mapping the Spatial Distribution of H 2 in Nearby Galaxies with the Spitzer Infrared Spectrograph Gregory Brunner 1, Reginald Dufour 1, Kartik Sheth
The Space InfraRed Telescope Facility - SIRTF SIRTF an Overview
The Space InfraRed Telescope Facility - SIRTF SIRTF an Overview Jay A. Frogel SIRTF Program Scientist, NASA Michael Werner SIRTF Project Scientist, JPL/Caltech January, 2003 Lifting the Cosmic Veil Views
Age = Gyr dependent on the detail physics.
Jiasheng Huang SAO Age = 13.3 13.7 Gyr dependent on the detail physics. Z=1 == D=10.8 x 10^9 light year, 5.9 Gyr since BB Z=3 == D=21.0 x 10^9 light year, 2.2 Gyr Z=5 == D=25.9 x 10^9 ly, 1.2 Gyr Z=7 ==
Astrophysics Advisory Committee
Astrophysics Advisory Committee K2 End of Mission Science Planning Charlie Sobeck July 20, 2017 K2 Mission Genesis K2 is a follow-on to the original Kepler mission, driven by the loss of two reaction wheels.
Part two of a year-long introduction to astrophysics:
ASTR 3830 Astrophysics 2 - Galactic and Extragalactic Phil Armitage office: JILA tower A909 email: pja@jilau1.colorado.edu Spitzer Space telescope image of M81 Part two of a year-long introduction to astrophysics:
HIGH-CONTRAST IMAGING OF YOUNG PLANETS WITH JWST
ExSoCal Conference September 18-19th 2017, Pasadena HIGH-CONTRAST IMAGING OF YOUNG PLANETS WITH JWST Marie Ygouf HR 8799 planetary system Jason Wang / Christian Marois Keck data Giants planets and brown
Monday, 9 March 2015
8:15-8:45 Breakfast - Cafe Azafran Monday, 9 March 2015 8:50-9:00 Welcome Dr. Kathryn Flanagan, Interim Director, STScI Session 1 Chair: Nikole Lewis 9:00 Matteo Brogi (University of Colorado) Exoplanet
Beyond the Book. FOCUS Book
FOCUS Book At the bottom of page 4 is an example of a transit graph. A transit graph shows changes in the brightness of a star s light as a planet crosses in front of the star as seen from Earth. Suppose
Monday, March 19, 2018
Monday, March 19, 2018 8:15-8:45 Breakfast - Cafe Azafran 8:50-9:00 Welcome Dr. Kenneth Sembach, Director, STScI Session 1 Chair: Kartik Sheth (NASA HQ) 9:00-9:25 Ilse Cleeves (Harvard-Smithsonian Cfa)
Cryogenic Detectors for Infrared Astronomy: the Single Aperture Far-InfraRed (SAFIR) Observatory
Cryogenic Detectors for Infrared Astronomy: the Single Aperture Far-InfraRed (SAFIR) Observatory Dominic Benford Harvey Moseley NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center - Infrared Astrophysics Context SAFIR was
Chapter 19 Galaxies. Hubble Ultra Deep Field: Each dot is a galaxy of stars. More distant, further into the past. halo
Chapter 19 Galaxies Hubble Ultra Deep Field: Each dot is a galaxy of stars. More distant, further into the past halo disk bulge Barred Spiral Galaxy: Has a bar of stars across the bulge Spiral Galaxy 1
Planet-like Companion to a Brown Dwarf
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Planet-like Companion to a Brown Dwarf Taken from: Hubble 2010: Science Year in Review Produced by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the Space Telescope
GALAXY EVOLUTION STUDIES AND HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING
GALAXY EVOLUTION STUDIES AND HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING Andreas Efstathiou European University Cyprus Astrophysics and HPC group ACTIVE AREAS OF ASTRONOMY OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEORETICAL, OBSERVATIONAL AND
James Webb Space Telescope Cycle 1 Call for Proposals and Update on WFIRST
James Webb Space Telescope Cycle 1 Call for Proposals and Update on WFIRST #JWST @SNMilam Stefanie Milam JWST Deputy Project Scientist for Planetary Science James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) Organization
The Potential of Ground Based Telescopes. Jerry Nelson UC Santa Cruz 5 April 2002
The Potential of Ground Based Telescopes Jerry Nelson UC Santa Cruz 5 April 2002 Contents Present and Future Telescopes Looking through the atmosphere Adaptive optics Extragalactic astronomy Planet searches
Star systems like our Milky Way. Galaxies
Galaxies Star systems like our Milky Way Galaxies Contain a few thousand to tens of billions of stars,as well as varying amounts of gas and dust Large variety of shapes and sizes Gas and Dust in
SOFIA Science Metrics Update
SOFIA Science Metrics Update Bill Reach SOFIA Deputy SMO Director WReach@usra.edu Astrophysics Advisory Committee NASA Headquarters July 2017 Kimberly Ennico Smith NASA SOFIA Project Scientist Kimberly.Ennico@nasa.gov
TMT and Space-Based Survey Missions
TMT and Space-Based Survey Missions Daniel Stern Jet Propulsion Laboratory/ California Institute of Technology 2014 California Institute of Technology TMT Science Forum 2014 July 17 Outline Summary of
Search for & Characterizing Small Planets with NASA s Kepler Mission
Search for & Characterizing Small Planets with NASA s Kepler Mission Eric Ford University of Florida SAMSI Astrostatistics Workshop September 21, 2012 Image credit: NASA/ESA/StSci Golden Age for Planet
Introduction to the Harvard- Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Introduction to the Harvard- Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics 2 nd Annual Radio Science Symposium November 8, 2017 Roger Brissenden The CfA The CfA combines the resources and research facilities of
D4.2. First release of on-line science-oriented tutorials
EuroVO-AIDA Euro-VO Astronomical Infrastructure for Data Access D4.2 First release of on-line science-oriented tutorials Final version Grant agreement no: 212104 Combination of Collaborative Projects &
Towards the Galactic Distribution of Exoplanets
Towards the Galactic Distribution of Exoplanets Spitzer and the Microlensing Parallax May 23, 2016 ExEP Science Briefing, JPL, Pasadena Sebastiano Calchi Novati IPAC/NExScI, Caltech credit: NASA/JPL OUTLINE
GJ 436. Michaël Gillon (Geneva)
Michaël Gillon (Geneva) Michelson Summer Workshop - July 25, 2007 2004: first hot Neptunes detected by radial velocity Among them: b (Butler et al. 2004, Maness et al. 2007) M * ~ 0.44 M Sun (M2.5V) R
Discovering Exoplanets Transiting Bright and Unusual Stars with K2
Discovering Exoplanets Transiting Bright and Unusual Stars with K2 PhD Thesis Proposal, Department of Astronomy, Harvard University Andrew Vanderburg Advised by David Latham April 18, 2015 After four years
Exoplanet Detection and Characterization with Mid-Infrared Interferometry
Exoplanet Detection and Characterization with Mid-Infrared Interferometry Rachel Akeson NASA Exoplanet Science Institute With thanks to Peter Lawson for providing material Sagan Workshop July 21, 2009
The Near-Infrared Spectrograph on JWST: Killer Science Enabled by Amazing Technology. Jason Tumlinson STScI Hubble Science Briefing Nov.
The Near-Infrared Spectrograph on JWST: Killer Science Enabled by Amazing Technology Jason Tumlinson STScI Hubble Science Briefing Nov. 21, 2013 1.) Seek the first stars and galaxies that formed in the
Spitzer Warm Mission Workshop Introduction
Spitzer Warm Mission Workshop Introduction Lisa J. Storrie-Lombardi and Sean Carey Spitzer Science Center, California Institute of Technology, MS314-6, Pasadena, CA 91125 USA Abstract. The Spitzer Warm
Galaxy Collisions & the Origin of Starburst Galaxies & Quasars. February 24, 2003 Hayden Planetarium
Galaxy Collisions & the Origin of Starburst Galaxies & Quasars February 24, 2003 Hayden Planetarium Normal massive galaxy types elliptical & spiral galaxies Spiral Bulge of old stars Large black hole Very
Benefits of Infrared. The Spitzer Space Telescope. Instruments/Components of Spitzer. Cryostat. Infrared Telescope
The Spitzer Space Telescope Benefits of Infrared IR can reveal objects that don't emit visible light IR provides different information than visible light IR is better than visible for viewing cold objects
arxiv:astro-ph/ v1 2 Oct 2002
**TITLE** ASP Conference Series, Vol. **VOLUME***, **YEAR OF PUBLICATION** **NAMES OF EDITORS** The Extra-Solar Planet Imager (ESPI) arxiv:astro-ph/0210046v1 2 Oct 2002 P. Nisenson, G.J. Melnick, J. Geary,
WFIRST Exoplanet Imaging: Datacubes, Community Challenges, and the Starshade Study W F I R S T
WFIRST Exoplanet Imaging: Click to edit Master title style Datacubes, Community Challenges, and the Starshade Study W F I R S T Dr. Margaret Turnbull, SETI Institute Carl Sagan Center for the Study of
The Future of Exoplanet Science from Space
The Future of Exoplanet Science from Space Informed by a Clearer, Better, Faster, Stronger talk An Exoplanet Wishlist for ~2050 Based on talks with Giada Arney, Joshua Schlieder, Avi Mandell, Alexandra
Supernovae in Distant Galaxies
Hubble Space Telescope Cycle 11 General Observer Proposal Principal Investigator: Mr. Anthony Martorano Institution: Stony Brook University USA/NY Electronic mail: anthony.martorano@stonybrook.edu Scientific
How Do We Look For Life Beyond Earth?
ASTROBIOLOGY SCIENCE STATEGY AND THE CURRENT STATUS OF How Do We Look For Life Beyond Earth? EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE DETECTION Background and Description for an NRC Study Dr. Mary A. Voytek Senior Scientist
Spitzer s View of Planetary Nebulae
Spitzer s View of Planetary Nebulae Joseph L. Hora Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 60 Garden St. MS-65, Cambridge, MA 02138 USA; jhora@cfa.harvard.edu Summary. The Spitzer Space Telescope,
A Search for High Redshift Galaxies behind Gravitationally Lensing Clusters
A Search for High Redshift Galaxies behind Gravitationally Lensing Clusters Ota et al.2011 submitted to Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Kazuaki Ota (Kyoto U) Johan Richard (Obs.Lyon),
Table of Contents and Executive Summary Final Report, ReSTAR Committee Renewing Small Telescopes for Astronomical Research (ReSTAR)
For the complete report, see http://www.noao.edu/system/restar 1 TableofContentsandExecutiveSummary FinalReport,ReSTARCommittee RenewingSmallTelescopesforAstronomical Research(ReSTAR) ForthecompletereportandmoreinformationabouttheReSTARcommittee,
BENJAMIN T. MONTET. Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics 5640 S. Ellis Ave. Chicago, IL 60637
BENJAMIN T. MONTET Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics 5640 S. Ellis Ave. Chicago, IL 60637 bmontet@uchicago.edu http://www.astro.uchicago.edu/~bmontet SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INTERESTS Planetary dynamics,
Unscrambling the Egg. Yvonne Pendleton NASA Ames Research Center. JWST Workshop Nov. 14, 2017
Unscrambling the Egg Yvonne Pendleton NASA Ames Research Center JWST Workshop Nov. 14, 2017 From interstellar dust to new stars and planets Comparisons between material forming new planetary systems and
The Evolution of Massive Galaxies at 3 < z < 7 (The Hawaii 20 deg 2 Survey H2O)
D. Sanders, I. Szapudi, J. Barnes, K. Chambers, C. McPartland, A. Repp (Hawaii) P. Capak, I. Davidson (Caltech), S. Toft (Copenhagen), B. Mobasher (UCRiverside) The Evolution of Massive Galaxies at 3
Galaxies with Active Nuclei. Active Galactic Nuclei Seyfert Galaxies Radio Galaxies Quasars Supermassive Black Holes
Galaxies with Active Nuclei Active Galactic Nuclei Seyfert Galaxies Radio Galaxies Quasars Supermassive Black Holes Active Galactic Nuclei About 20 25% of galaxies do not fit well into Hubble categories
SPITZER SPACE TELESCOPE
SPITZER SPACE TELESCOPE The Rationale for Infrared Astronomy reveal cool states of matter explore the hidden Universe provide access to many spectral features probe the early life of the cosmos WANT TO
Astronomical Research at the Center for Adaptive Optics. Sandra M. Faber, CfAO SACNAS Conference October 4, 2003
Astronomical Research at the Center for Adaptive Optics Sandra M. Faber, CfAO SACNAS Conference October 4, 2003 Science with Natural Guide Stars Any small bright object can be a natural guide star: Examples:
James Webb Space Telescope Townhall: Preparing for Launch!
James Webb Space Telescope Townhall: Preparing for Launch! Stefanie Milam #JWST @SNMilam JWST Deputy Project Scien?st for Planetary Science John Stansberry Solar System Lead STScI James Webb Space Telescope
Exploring star formation in cluster galaxies. the Herschel Space Observatory. Tim Rawle. Steward Observatory, University of Arizona
with the Herschel Space Observatory Tim Rawle Steward Observatory, University of Arizona Marie Rex, Eiichi Egami (Steward) Sun Mi Chung (Florida) Dario Fadda (IPAC) Greg Walth, Maria Pereira, Benjamin
SPIRou status. and the SPIRou team.
SPIRou status René Doyon, Université de Montréal Jean-François Donati, IRAP (Toulouse) Xavier Delfosse, IPAG (Grenoble) Etienne Artigau, Université de Montréal Francesso Pepe, Observatoire de Genève and
Multi-wavelength Surveys for AGN & AGN Variability. Vicki Sarajedini University of Florida
Multi-wavelength Surveys for AGN & AGN Variability Vicki Sarajedini University of Florida What are Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN)? Galaxies with a source of non-stellar emission arising in the nucleus (excessive
EXPANDING THE FRONTIERS OF SPACE ASTRONOMY. JWST Proposals and Timeline. Jeff Valenti (on behalf of Science Mission Office)
EXPANDING THE FRONTIERS OF SPACE ASTRONOMY JWST Proposals and Timeline Jeff Valenti (on behalf of Science Mission Office) 1 Main Points Cycle 1 GTO program specification is almost complete Observation
What will the future bring? Scientific discoveries expected from the E-ELT
What will the future bring? Scientific discoveries expected from the E-ELT Planets & Stars Stars & Galaxies Galaxies & Cosmology Eline Tolstoy Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen E-ELT
Stellar Life Cycle in Giant Galactic Nebula NGC 3603
Stellar Life Cycle in Giant Galactic Nebula NGC 3603 edited by David L. Alles Western Washington University e-mail: alles@biol.wwu.edu Last Updated 2009-11-20 Note: In PDF format most of the images in
Synergy between the Thirty Meter Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope: When > 2.
Synergy between the Thirty Meter Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope: When 1 + 1 > 2. Rogier Windhorst (Arizona State University) (Interdisciplinary Scientist for the JWST) Science in the Era
Characterization of Transiting Planet Atmospheres
Characterization of Transiting Planet Atmospheres Heather Knutson Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, Caltech A Bird s-eye View of Exoplanet Atmospheres Limited information available for individual
Searching for Other Worlds
Searching for Other Worlds Lecture 32 1 In-Class Question What is the Greenhouse effect? a) Optical light from the Sun is reflected into space while infrared light passes through the atmosphere and heats
Stellar Life Cycle in Giant Galactic Nebula NGC edited by David L. Alles Western Washington University
Stellar Life Cycle in Giant Galactic Nebula NGC 3603 edited by David L. Alles Western Washington University e-mail: alles@biol.wwu.edu Introduction NGC 3603 is a giant HII region in the Carina spiral arm
Lecture 21 Formation of Stars November 15, 2017
Lecture 21 Formation of Stars November 15, 2017 1 2 Birth of Stars Stars originally condense out of a COLD, interstellar cloud composed of H and He + trace elements. cloud breaks into clumps (gravity)
Exoplanet Forum: Transit Chapter
Exoplanet Forum: Transit Chapter A condensed version of the Transits Chapter from the Exoplanet Forum Proceedings, made available to the Decadal Survey, Planetary Systems and Star Formation Panel Drake
Proposal, Time Allocation, and Publication Metrics
Proposal, Time Allocation, and Publication Metrics Qizhou Zhang 1 Outline Overview of proposal/tac process Proposal statistics Publications 2 Proposals Two observing semesters per year (May 16 Nov. 15,
Solar System Science with JWST!
Solar System Science with JWST! Dean C. Hines Space Telescope Science Institute JWST Imaging Modes! Mode Imaging Aperture Mask Interferometry Coronography Instrument Wavelength (microns) Pixel Scale (arcsec)
IR Instrumentation & AGN: Revealing Inner Secrets. Chris Packham University of Florida 7 th October, 2011
IR Instrumentation & AGN: Revealing Inner Secrets Chris Packham University of Florida 7 th October, 2011 Presentation Outline T λ" i m e! Instrumentation past, present, and near future INGRID MMT-POL T-ReCS,
HD Transits HST/STIS First Transiting Exo-Planet. Exoplanet Discovery Methods. Paper Due Tue, Feb 23. (4) Transits. Transits.
Paper Due Tue, Feb 23 Exoplanet Discovery Methods (1) Direct imaging (2) Astrometry position (3) Radial velocity velocity Seager & Mallen-Ornelas 2003 ApJ 585, 1038. "A Unique Solution of Planet and Star
Galaxies. With a touch of cosmology
Galaxies With a touch of cosmology Types of Galaxies Spiral Elliptical Irregular Spiral Galaxies Spiral Galaxies Disk component where the spiral arms are Interstellar medium Star formation Spheroidal
Observations of Extrasolar Planets During the non-cryogenic Spitzer Space Telescope Mission
Observations of Extrasolar Planets During the non-cryogenic Spitzer Space Telescope Mission Drake Deming, Eric Agol, David Charbonneau, Nicolas Cowan, Heather Knutson and Massimo Marengo NASA s Goddard
High-Redshift Galaxies: A brief summary
High-Redshift Galaxies: A brief summary Brant Robertson (Caltech) on behalf of David Law (UCLA), Bahram Mobasher (UCR), and Brian Siana (Caltech/Incoming CGE) Observable Cosmological History t~3.7x10 5
Classical Interferometric Arrays. Andreas Quirrenbach Landessternwarte Heidelberg
Classical Interferometric Arrays Andreas Quirrenbach Landessternwarte Heidelberg The VLT Interferometer Tucson 11/14/2006 Andreas Quirrenbach 2 Optical / Infrared Interferometry Today Access to milliarcsecond-scale
8. Solar System Origins
8. Solar System Origins Chemical composition of the galaxy The solar nebula Planetary accretion Extrasolar planets Our Galaxy s Chemical Composition es Big Bang produced hydrogen & helium Stellar processes
Hubble Deep Fields Initiative. STUC Meeting November 8, 2012 K. Sembach
Hubble Deep Fields Initiative STUC Meeting November 8, 2012 K. Sembach Hubble s Full Color Ultra Deep Field (aka Extreme Deep Field ) Combined all public data available at?me of release Issued as a Photo
Finding Extra-Solar Earths with Kepler. William Cochran McDonald Observatory
Finding Extra-Solar Earths with Kepler William Cochran McDonald Observatory Who is Bill Cochran? Senior Research Scien;st McDonald Observatory Originally interested in outer planet atmospheres Started
Stars from Kepler. Courtney Dressing
Images: Pale Blue Dots (K. Mora) & KOI 961 (NASA/JPL Caltech) The Prevalence of Small Planets Around Small Stars from Kepler Courtney Dressing & David Charbonneau Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Star Forming Galaxies as Revealed by Gravitational Lensing and JWST
Star Forming Galaxies as Revealed by Gravitational Lensing and JWST Jane Rigby PI of JWST Early Release Science program TEMPLATES JWST Deputy Project Scientist for Operations NASA Goddard Space Flight
The importance of telescopes of all sizes, from small to extremely large: The example of exoplanet rsearch
The importance of telescopes of all sizes, from small to extremely large: The example of exoplanet rsearch Charles Alcock Director Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics With help from: Telescopes
The Science Case for an Extended Spitzer Mission
The Science Case for an Extended Spitzer Mission Jennifer C. Yee 1, Giovanni G. Fazio 2, Robert Benjamin 3, J. Davy Kirkpatrick 4, Matt A. Malkan 5, David Trilling 6, Sean Carey 7, David R. Ciardi 8, and
ASTRONOMY (ASTRON) ASTRON 113 HANDS ON THE UNIVERSE 1 credit.
Astronomy (ASTRON) 1 ASTRONOMY (ASTRON) ASTRON 100 SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY 4 credits. Modern exploration of the solar system; our galaxy of stars, gas and dust; how stars are born, age and die; unusual objects
The Porcupine Survey: Spitzer Warm Mission Followup of WISE Brown Dwarf Candidates
The Porcupine Survey: Spitzer Warm Mission Followup of WISE Brown Dwarf Candidates WISE Science Team June 4, 2007 prme - 1 Field T4.5 Brown Dwarf Stern et al 2007 ApJ in press 3.5 degrees z = 6.1 Quasar
Origins of Stars and Planets in the VLT Era
Origins of Stars and Planets in the VLT Era Michael R. Meyer Institute for Astronomy, ETH-Zurich From Circumstellar Disks to Planets 5 November 2009, ESO/MPE Garching Planet Formation = Saving the Solids
Report to Planetary Science Decadal Survey Primitive Bodies Panel. Perspectives from the Previous PBP Experience,
Report to Planetary Science Decadal Survey Primitive Bodies Panel Perspectives from the Previous PBP Experience, 2001-2002 Primitive Bodies Panel Meeting, Sept. 9, 2009, Washington, DC Dale Cruikshank
Galaxies over the Latter Half of Cosmic Time
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Galaxies over the Latter Half of Cosmic Time Marc Davis and Sandra M. Faber Taken from: Hubble 2006 Science Year in Review The full contents of this book include
Placing Our Solar System in Context with the Spitzer Space Telescope
Placing Our Solar System in Context with the Spitzer Space Telescope Michael R. Meyer Steward Observatory, The University of Arizona D. Backman (NASA-Ames, D.P.I.), S.V.W. Beckwith (STScI), J. Bouwman
Planetary Science Update. David Schurr Deputy Director Planetary Science July 23, 2014
Planetary Science Update David Schurr Deputy Director Planetary Science July 23, 2014 Outline Planetary upcoming mission events Recent accomplishments Use of Astrophysics Telescopes R&A status Planetary
NuSTAR s Extreme Universe. Prof. Lynn Cominsky NASA Education and Public Outreach Sonoma State University
NuSTAR s Extreme Universe Prof. Lynn Cominsky NASA Education and Public Outreach Sonoma State University The NASA Education and Public Outreach Program at SSU We are a group of scientists and educators
A Precise Optical to Infrared Transmission Spectrum for the Inflated Hot Jupiter WASP-52b
A Precise Optical to Infrared Transmission Spectrum for the Inflated Hot Jupiter WASP-52b Munazza K. Alam Harvard University Exoplanets II July 5, 2018 Image Credit: NASA/ESA HST/PanCET (Panchromatic Comparative