[NatureNS] Blomidon Naturalists meeting: Set Course for Ceti Alpha V; Mon. Sept. 17

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Monday, September 17, 2012 =96 Set Course for Ceti Alpha V =96 Most =20
science fiction relies on planets: Totoonie and Alderaan in Star Wars; =20=

Vulcan, Bajor, and Cardassia in Star Trek; Caprica (and the mythical =20
planet "Earth") in Battlestar Galactica. For most of human history, =20
the existence of other planets was either a speculation, or a =20
hypothetical reality but with no way to prove they existed. The last =20
15 years have seen incredible advances that now allow several methods =20=

for the detection of planets around other stars. This talk will =20
explain some of these methods, the results,  and show how you can keep =20=

track of the 700+ planets discovered so far. And yes, "There's an app =20=

for that"!.

Patrick Kelly has a background in astronomy and computer science. He =20
is the Director of Faculty Computing at the Faculty of Architecture =20
and Planning at Dalhousie University, where he teaches a graduate =20
course in archaeoastronomy and architecture. He teaches first-year =20
astronomy at Dalhousie and is a past editor of the Observer=92s Handbook =
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of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada.

The meeting is open to the public and will be held in Room BAC241 of =20
the Beveridge Arts Centre, Acadia University, Wolfville.

Parking is available on Acadia Street (east of Highland Avenue), in =20
two parking lots off Highland Avenue just south of the Centre, and at =20=

the Robie Tufts Nature Centre in downtown Wolfville.

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Patrick Kelly
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Faculty of Architecture and Planning
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2012 =96 Set Course for Ceti Alpha V</b>&nbsp;=96 Most science fiction =
relies on planets: Totoonie and Alderaan in Star Wars; Vulcan, Bajor, =
and Cardassia in Star Trek; Caprica (and the mythical planet "Earth") in =
Battlestar Galactica. For most of human history, the existence of other =
planets was either a speculation, or a hypothetical reality but with no =
way to prove they existed. The last 15 years have seen incredible =
advances that now allow several methods for the detection of planets =
around other stars. This talk will explain some of these methods, the =
results, &nbsp;and show how you can keep track of the 700+ planets =
discovered so far. And yes, "There's an app for =
that"!.</div><div><br></div><div><i>Patrick Kelly has a background in =
astronomy and computer science. He is the Director of Faculty Computing =
at the Faculty of Architecture and Planning at Dalhousie University, =
where he teaches a graduate course in archaeoastronomy and architecture. =
He teaches first-year astronomy at Dalhousie and is a past editor of the =
Observer=92s Handbook of the Royal Astronomical Society of =
Canada.</i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div>The meeting is open to the =
public and will be held in Room BAC241 of the Beveridge Arts Centre, =
Acadia University, Wolfville.</div><div><br></div><div>Parking is =
available on Acadia Street (east of Highland Avenue), in two parking =
lots off Highland Avenue just south of the Centre, and at the Robie =
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