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Rob Zellem is an astronomer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
His research is focused on the atmospheres of planets outside of our solar system. Dr. Zellem is a team member and team lead for a number of initiatives which use advanced tools, both earth and space based, to study exoplanets. He is also the leader of Exoplanet Watch, a citizen science group, which allows everyday people to reduce exoplanet transit datasets and contribute to real science.
Dr. Zellem will give his presentation via Zoom. You can watch it from home, or in person at the observatory.
After the presentation we’ll have a brief planetarium show, followed by telescope viewing (if weather permits).
Who
Everyone!
Cost
FreeHow
In person or via Zoom
Register at https://bpastro.org/events/
