Karin oberg is professor of astronomy at harvard university. Colorado grad student, start fall 2017 spatial dist. Astronomers have found the organic molecule methyl alcohol, or methanol, in the protoplanetary disc of tw hydrae, 175 lightyears from earth the first such detection of this chemical compound in a young planetforming disc. Would you like your software package added to the astroupdate list or have other comments. Abrahamcornelisadwinboogert institute for astronomy. Webcam modification recommended software basic technics calibration and combination image postprocessing. Phillips 1997 taught exercises on interstellar matter at the universities of amsterdam and groningen, nl. The national radio astronomy observatory nrao designs, builds, and runs the worlds most sophisticated radio telescopes for scientists to study the sun, planets, solar system, distant stars, galaxies, black holes, and other mysterious objects millions to billions of lightyears away. For some neurological diseasesconditions, changes in neurochemical concentrations could be predictors of early onset.
The position of the eight major planets should be accurate to within 5 arcseconds for times within 3000 years of the present. Shaw, ny, software developmer for computational chemistry applications kelley, luke 2018 lars hernquist ciera postdoctoral fellow at northwestern university loomis, ryan 2018 karin oberg jansky postdoctoral fellow at the national radio astronomy observatory portillo, stephen 2018 douglas finkbeiner. Employment professor of astronomy harvard university, july 2017 and onwards thomas d. Shaw, ny, software developmer for computational chemistry applications kelley, luke 2018 lars hernquist ciera postdoctoral fellow at northwestern university loomis, ryan 2018 karin oberg jansky postdoctoral fellow at the national radio astronomy observatory. Karin oberg, astronomer of harvard university, addressed an attentive group of students and faculty. The research comprises laboratory experiments, aimed at simulating the chemistry and physics of interstellar grain mantles, radio and. University of virginia, charlottesville on cusp of. Java based astronomical logging software which stores its data in a free and open xml based format openastronomylog. Sao intern alumni news if you are an alum, please let me know of any updates. This is an important aspect of deep sky astrophotography because it allows you to focus on capturing successful long exposure images and get the most out of your telescope mount. Phd2 is a telescope autoguiding software that automates the process of tracking a guide star.
Grad student columbia search for massive compact galaxies. My father was a medical doctor and in his later years professor of ear, nose, throat at. Her specialty is astrochemistry and her research aims to uncover how chemical processes affect. The chemistry of space is why we are here, herbst noted. He is working with professor karin oberg studying chemistry in protostellar disks during the process of star formation, and is specifically interested in the prebiotic implications of this chemistry. While i use some of these software titles, i am in no way endorsing one brand over another.
The brain is a complex organ, with billions of neurons and more than 30 distinct neurochemicals possibly up to 100, involved in all aspects of a human life, including cognition, movement, sleep, appetite, and fear responses. Her specialty is astrochemistry, and her research aims to uncover how chemical processes affect the outcome of planet formation, especially the chemical habitability of nascent planets. As a child, oberg recalls being interested in astronomy from the influence of her fathers. Her specialty is astrochemistry, and her research aims to uncover how chemical processes affect. Ryan loomis clas, 20 is in his first year in the astronomy phd program at harvard university. Top 10 desktop apps for stargazing january 10, 2016 peter christoforou astronomy lists 0 while computers and specialized software are not strictly required for stargazing at the amateur level, there is no doubt that the stargazing hobby can be greatly enhanced. She is a professor of astronomy at harvard university and leader of the oberg. Diehard imager folk will come at this from a different perspective. Deepsky planner 7 trial edition astronomy software by. Mar 26, 2017 introduction astronomy software is a pretty broad spectrum, providing everything from simple mapping software relative positions of the solar system, through detailed observation planning software to firstperson planetarium software.
Her talk is entitled the chemistry of planet formation. I use my trusty old version of ps cs3, but only because i have it from an earlier life. Oberg is a professor at harvard university and is the winner of this years newton lacy pierce prize, awarded annually for outstanding achievement in observational astronomy. Complete astronomy software suite exploring realistic skies in real time, with observing log, sky quiz, live orbits, telescope support, spoken pronunciation guide, a halfmillion word encyclopedia astronomica, and concentrated searches embracing planets, comets, asteroids, dsos, and over 300,000 stars.
Astronomy freeware planetarium, moonsetmoonrise and much more. Karin oberg, harvard universityuniversity of virginia. Nov 17, 2011 he holds joint appointments in the chemistry, astronomy and physics departments. Junsep 2003 supervised caltech undergraduate student karin oberg for surf project with g. Karin oberg headshot in the oberg astrochemistry group we explore the origins of chemical complexity in. Jul 18, 20 astronomers using the new atacama large millimetersubmillimeter array alma telescope have taken the firstever image of a snow line in an infant solar system. Faith and science come together at conference for society. Software has come a long way in the past two decades. Apr 23, 2017 faith and science come together at conference for society of catholic scientists. Top 10 desktop apps for stargazing january 10, 2016 peter christoforou astronomy lists 0 while computers and specialized software are not strictly required for stargazing at the amateur level, there is no doubt that the stargazing hobby can be greatly enhanced with the use of computers and userfriendly software. The cometlike composition of a protoplanetary disk as. Dsharp is the first large program observed at the alma telescope and it is. Take your longexposure deepsky images to the next level.
They have many capabilities in common, with differences related to the instrument which provided the data, and to the user interface. Karin oberg studies how chemistry and physics interact during planet formation to shape the compositions of new planets. Zoe todd is from central pennsylvania and received her undergraduate degrees in astrophysics, biochemistry, and physics from penn state university. She is best known for her work studying star formation, planet formation, and stellar evolution in relation to organic molecules, which are necessary to determine the origins of life on earth and elsewhere. These programs include useful astronomy utilities and programs that are educational and fun. In the oberg astrochemistry group we explore the origins of chemical complexity in space and how these processes affect star and planet formation and especially the bulk and organic compositions of young planets. Deepsky planner trial edition astronomy software by. Jun 19, 2017 cfa astronomers viviana guzman and karin oberg were part of a team of fourteen astronomers who used the iram millimeter telescope to map the orionb giant molecular cloud gmc, located in this. Universe today page 742 of 2223 space and astronomy news. Professor oberg is a professor of astronomy at harvard university and she is using sophisticated new.
University of michigan astronomy lunch talk, ann arbor, mi, november 2015. The national radio astronomy observatory is a facility of the nsf operated under cooperative agreement by associated universities, inc. University of virginia, charlottesville on cusp of revolution. Astronomers using the new atacama large millimetersubmillimeter array alma telescope have taken the firstever image of a snow line in an. Professor of astronomy director of undergraduate studies.
The astrophotography website for astrophotographers. Postdoctoral research position in astrochemistry aas job register. In this lecture, karin oberg, professor of astronomy and director of undergraduate studies for the department of astronomy at harvard university, will introduce the latest science on exoplanets, on what constraints we have of their composition, including their likelihood of having water and organics, and how we can use this data to speculate. Its actually massively overfeatured for astro work, though the ability to use actions like macros in wormprocessing to perform some astronomical functions make it handy. She will finish her phd in spring 2020 at harvard university. Free, secure and fast windows astronomy software downloads from the largest open source applications and software directory. In most cases, there are many different versions of software that do a particular thing.
Autobiography ewine fleur van dishoeck i was born in 1955 in leiden, the netherlands, the city in which i would spend most of my life. Freeware downloads of planetarium and assorted astronomy programs. Karin oberg and advised post docs and students in bold. Since methanol forms on the icy coatings of dust grains, this. This astronomy software page contains links to sites with pc software of interest to the astronomy hobbyist. Karin oberg department of astronomy harvard astronomy. Emphasis will be placed on both the theory behind telescopes and their use, and handson experience with real data. Compare the best free open source windows astronomy software at sourceforge. It helps users whether they are imaging or observing visually with telescopes or binoculars. Keep your astronomy analysis software uptodate software packages click the column headings to sort.
Recommended software these are some of the programs i use or have tried and recommend. Obergs 107 research works with 3505 citations and 4628 reads, including. Karin ingegerd oberg born august 27, 1982 is a swedish astrochemist. Cfa astronomers viviana guzman and karin oberg were part of a team of fourteen astronomers who used the iram millimeter telescope to map the orionb. And im really impressed with current computer programs that convey ideas related to astronomy or perform tasks helpful to those who do astronomy.
University of virginia, charlottesville on cusp of revolution in astrochemistry article date article author. Not every day we can be so lucky to use our telescope. The theory used to predict plutos position is less accurate. Apologies moderators if i should now be talking in a different forum, but id really appreciate feedback from folks primarily into video astronomy, who have also worked out how to generate good still images with minimal fuss as a secondary aim. Faith and science come together at conference for society of. The other is karin oberg, currently a hubble postdoctoral fellow at the harvardsmithsonian center for astrophysics, who will be appointed to the astronomy and chemistry departments. I have downloaded stellarium and am quite impressed with this software. Karin oberg, professor in the department of astronomy and astrophysics at harvard, agreed. Obergs research works harvardsmithsonian center for. The fermi science support center list of contributed software for gammaray astronomy. It allows users to plan and log observations of sun, moon, planets, asteroids, comets, extended hipparcos stars and deepsky objects found in the messier and caldwell catalogs.
Some of this software is free and some is commercial or shareware. Cabot associate professor of astronomy harvard university, july 2016 june 2017. Using this basic knowledge we will analyze sciencelevel astronomical data from a wide range of telescopes and. Free, secure and fast windows astronomy software downloads from the largest open. Catholic astronomer karin oberg phd signs of life in distant worlds. In your opinion, what is the best planetarium software. It generates charts ranging in size from a full hemisphere 180 degrees down to one arcsecond.
Free software is arranged in over fifty categories. The e ect of radial drift and viscous gas accretion extreme solar systems iii, waikoloa village, hi, december 2015. Jul 01, 2004 and im really impressed with current computer programs that convey ideas related to astronomy or perform tasks helpful to those who do astronomy. The line is becoming blurred between dslr and mirrorless digital cameras such as those by sony, nikon and canon, and cmos sensors used in dedicated astronomical cameras such as those by zwo and qhy.
Nov 06, 2012 i use my trusty old version of ps cs3, but only because i have it from an earlier life. In addition to harvard faculty advisors, harvard graduate students may also elect to work with sao scientists. There are a growing number of software packages for reduction and analysis of data from radio astronomy facilities. Beginners guide to astronomical image processing by jerry. Her specialty is astrochemistry and her research aims to uncover how chemical processes affect the outcome of planet formation, especially the chemical habitability of nascent planets. Institute for astronomyinfrared telescope facility, email. Karin oberg brings together the worlds of laboratory chemistry, numerical simulations and observations to better understand the plethora of planets in our galaxy. Kern radio astronomy software suite has 5 repositories available. Search the leading research in optics and photonics applied research from spie journals, conference proceedings and presentations, and ebooks. Lightbox construction dynamic range digital astrophotography course planetary image processing.
In this course we will learn the basic tools of modern astronomical research, including telescopes, detectors, imaging, spectroscopy, and common software emphasis will be placed on both the theory behind telescopes and their use, and handson experience with real d. There are also a few demo versions of some commercial software products. Excellent ccd calculator utility, determines fov and image scale for a large number of camera and telescope combinations. In april 2015, obergs group discovered the first complex organic molecule in a. Perhaps we just need to prepare our observing session in both cases employing an astronomy software will make your life easier heres a list in no particular order of some of the best virtual planetarium and star charting software available on the web. In this course we will learn the basic tools of modern astronomical research, including telescopes, detectors, imaging, spectroscopy, and common software. The harvard astronomy department faculty are members of the harvardsmithsonian center for astrophysics which is a collaboration of harvard college observatory hco and smithsonian astrophysical observatory sao. Aas 227th meeting, kissimmee, fl, january 2016 dissertation talk co and snowline locations in protoplanetary disks. I looked at several free astronomy programs for producing sky maps and didnt pick a best as i couldnt decide among the three contenders for the top spot. This is an important aspect of deep sky astrophotography because it allows you to focus on capturing successful long exposure images and get the most out of your telescope mount phd2 is easy enough for a beginner to use right away, yet also includes sophisticated.
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