CFAS General Meeting, Aug '24: Exoplanets with Dr. Joshua Winn!

Описание: Join the Central Florida Astronomical Society at https://cfas.org

Our guest this month is JOSH WINN, an astronomer from Princeton University specializing in the study of exoplanets! He's also the author of The Little Book of Exoplanets.

https://press.princeton.edu/books/har...

Join us to learn about other worlds, around other stars!

Following Mr. Winn, CFAS Board Member At Large MARK PERNAL will talk to us about the upcoming board elections in October. Candidates welcome!

We'll then have our usual club news - including details for our upcoming in-person meeting in September, and of course our member astrophotography showcase.

Josh Winn's research goals are to explore the properties of planets around other stars, understand how planets form and evolve, and make progress on the age-old question of whether there are other planets capable of supporting life. His group uses optical and infrared telescopes to study exoplanetary systems, especially those in which the star and planet eclipse one another. He was a Participating Scientist in the NASA Kepler team and is a Co-Investigator and Architect of the ongoing Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite mission. Over the years, he and his group have also pursued topics in stellar astronomy, tidal evolution, planetary dynamics, radio interferometry, gravitational lensing, and photonic bandgap materials.

Timestamps:
Joshua Winn: Exoplanets - 00:02:05
Upcoming Elections - 01:05:36
Club News - 01:10:20
Astrophotography Showcase - 01:15:30