Kepler launch
 
Papers discussed -- (Doug Long leading discussion) To celebrate the launch of Kepler and the publication of the IAU symposium 253 proceedings: KEPLER: Search for Earth-Size Planets in the Habitable Zone William Borucki, David Koch, Natalie Batalha, Douglas Caldwell, Jorgen Christensen-Dalsgaard, William D. Cochran, Edward Dunham,  Thomas N. Gautier, John Geary, Ronald Gilliland, Jon Jenkins, Hans Kjeldsen, Jack J. Lissauer and Jason Rowe Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union , Volume 4, Symposium S253, May 2008, pp 289-299  http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=4263636&fulltextType=RA&fileId=S1743921308026513 (Pavel leading discussion) The Transit Light Curve Project. XI. Submillimagnitude Photometry of Two Transits of the Bloated Planet WASP-4b http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009AJ....137.3826W http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=4263636&fulltextType=RA&fileId=S1743921308026513http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2009AJ....137.3826Wshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1
Kepler launch
Thursday, March 12, 2009