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Astronomy Colloquium

Wednesday, February 17, 2021
4:00pm to 5:00pm
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A Golden Age of Asteroseismology with Kepler and TESS
Tim Bedding, Professor, Sydney Institute for Astronomy, University of Sydney,

Asteroseismology uses the natural oscillation modes of a star to study its internal structure.  The wonderfully precise measurements by NASA'sKepler and TESS missions are ideal data sources for the technique.  These space telescopes have been monitoring the brightness of hundreds of thousands of stars, with the main goal of discovering extra-solar planets as they transit their parent stars.  At the same time, observations of stellar oscillations have led to a revolution in asteroseismology.  I will discuss some of the key results, including the use of gravity modes to probe the cores of red giant stars, the characterization of stars found to host exoplanets, and the measurement of ages for young stellar associations.

To view this talk, please visit: https://youtu.be/wbko_kzD-gw

For more information, please contact Mansi Kasliwal by email at [email protected] or visit https://www.astro.caltech.edu/.