The NIRSPEC Upgrade for Keck Observatory: Enhancing observations from the solar system to exoplanets and beyond

GUEST SPEAKER: Emily Martin, National Science Foundation Astronomy and Astrophysics Fellow, University of California, Santa Cruz

VIRTUAL ASTRONOMY TALK | The NIRSPEC instrument upgrade was completed in December 2018, just in time to observe the fly-by of a near-Earth comet. Dr. Martin will discuss details of the NIRSPEC upgrade, from the new detectors and optics, to the repairs of 20-year-old parts. She’ll present some of the exciting new science being done with NIRSPEC, including observations of comets, solar system planets, exoplanets, and more.

 

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FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Thursday, August 6, 2020

Talk starts at 5:00 p.m. Hawaii Standard Time

Join by Zoom at https://bit.ly/Keck-Martin

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