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A new discovery of a secondary eclipse

A new discovery of a secondary eclipse

by Gudmundur Stefansson | Dec 8, 2016 | Daily Paper Summaries

HAT-P-11b is a Neptune-size transiting exoplanet with water in its atmosphere. Here we discuss the first detection of its secondary eclipse.

KELT-16b: a new benchmark for future exoplanet atmosphere studies

KELT-16b: a new benchmark for future exoplanet atmosphere studies

by Gudmundur Stefansson | Sep 20, 2016 | Daily Paper Summaries

On KELT-16b you would melt. I would melt too. A look at an exciting and newly discovered Hot Jupiter, and why KELT-16b is a valuable addition to the group of boiling gas giant planets, and a fantastic target for future atmospheric studies.

The SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation Conference (#SPIEAstro) in Edinburgh

The SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation Conference (#SPIEAstro) in Edinburgh

by Gudmundur Stefansson | Jul 8, 2016 | Current Events

A glimpse of the #SPIEastro conference in Edinburgh

KELT: The Extremely Little Telescope

KELT: The Extremely Little Telescope

by Gudmundur Stefansson | May 25, 2016 | Daily Paper Summaries

In the era of extremely large telescopes, let’s take look at the opposite end: the extremely little telescopes. KELT, or the Kilodegree Extremely Little Telescope, is one of them.

AstroImageJ: A Simple and Powerful Tool for Astronomical Image Analysis and Precise Photometry

AstroImageJ: A Simple and Powerful Tool for Astronomical Image Analysis and Precise Photometry

by Gudmundur Stefansson | Apr 15, 2016 | Career Navigation, Daily Paper Summaries

So you went observing, and you got a time series of images for precise photometry and you want to plot a light curve. Now what? Where do you start? Right here, with AstroImageJ.

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