Kepler Data Tutorial

9:30am - 12pm, 12 December 2012
Mt Stromlo Observatory, Canberra
Presented by Dr Jessie Christiansen, Kepler Mission Data Scientist, NASA Ames.

The Kepler spacecraft monitors 160,000+ stars with continuous, 30-min or 1-min sampling. Kepler data provide a unique combination of photometric precision, duration, contiguity and source volume. The community are encouraged to participate in Kepler's primary exoplanet science and exploit the mission's unique archive and observing resources to pursue unrelated stellar and extragalactic astrophysics.

From Oct 28, 2012 access to the Kepler data archives will be unrestricted. Images, pixels and light curves can all be downloaded. In order for Australian researchers to capitalise on this remarkable dataset, we are hosting a Kepler data tutorial session presented by Dr Jessie Christiansen from NASA Ames.

For the participants to get the most out of the hands-on session, they should download and install PyKE and PyRAF to their laptops. Instructions can be found at: http://keplergo.arc.nasa.gov/PyKE.shtml.

To register for the tutorial, please click to button on the registration page.