Podcaster: Rob Sparks. Guest: Jacob Bean
Title: NOIRLab – The First Results From MAROON-X
Organization: NOIRLab (NSF’s National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory)
Links: https://www.facebook.com/NOIRLabAstro ; https://www.instagram.com/noirlabastro/ ; https://www.youtube.com/noirlabastro ; @NOIRLabAstro
Fore the news:
https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2110/
https://www.gemini.edu/instrumentation/maroon-x
https://astro.uchicago.edu/research/maroon-x.php
https://www.mpia.de/news/science/2021-05-gliese486b
Description:
Extrasolar planet research is a hot topic in astronomy. Astronomers are continually trying to build new instruments to measure the properties of planets orbiting other stars. One new instrument is called MAROON-X on the Gemini North Telescope in Hawai’i.
In this podcast, Jacob Bean (University of Chicago), the Principal Investigator of MAROON-X, describes the instrument, its capabilities and the first results from its observations.
In this podcast, NOIRLab’s Robert Nikutta discusses DR2 and how professional and amateur astronomers can access the data for use in astronomical research.
Bio: Rob Sparks is in the Communications, Education and Engagement group at NSF’s NOIRLab in Tucson, Arizona
Jacob Bean (University of Chicago), the Principal Investigator of MAROON-X
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