Planet Hunters and the Case for the Most Mysterious Star in the Galaxy
Assistant Professor Tabetha Boyajian, Physics & Astronomy, will discuss a very mysterious star
| When |
Nov 16, 2017
from 06:00 PM to 07:00 PM |
|---|---|
| Where | 135 French House |
| Contact Name | Granger Babcock |
| Contact Phone | 225-578-2479 |
| Attendees |
Ogden Honors College students |
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The NASA Kepler Mission provided four years of ultra-precise light curves for over 150,000 stars, hoping to detect signs of transitioning planets. In Kepler's field of view was KIC 8462852, a star, which citizen scientists identified as having unusual, random patterns in its light curve data. Professor Boyajian will discuss the discovery, recent developments, and future work planned to study KIC 8462852.
