[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Science at Cary Library REMINDER: Tuesday

[Charles Holbrow]

Note that LCTG heard a talk by Prof. Seager on Dec. 9, 2020.  She described
the early results of what may be successful detection of phosphine on
Venus.  It was a good talk.  She is well worth hearing on exoplanets and
their possibilities.
--Charlie

On Sat, Apr 3, 2021 at 9:44 AM john rudy <jjrudy1 at comcast.net> wrote:

> As George didn’t send this to the group I thought that I should forward it
> on.  Note that you have to sign up through the Lexington Library
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> John Rudy
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> *From:* George Burnell <gaburnell at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, April 2, 2021 8:05 PM
> *To:* undisclosed-recipients:
> *Subject:* Science at Cary Library REMINDER: Tuesday
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> Science & Economics Speaker Series
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>                                         CARY MEMORIAL LIBRARYy
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> *Exoplanets and the Search for Habitable Worlds*
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> *Tuesday, April 6, 7:PM*
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> For thousands of years people have wondered, “Are there planets like
> Earth?” “Are such planets common?” “Do any have signs of life?” Today
> astronomers are poised to answer these ancient questions, having recently
> found thousands of planets that orbit nearby Sun-like stars, called
> “exoplanets”. M.I.T. Professor Sara Seager, one of the world’s leading
> experts on this search for Earth-like planets, will share the latest
> advances in this revolutionary field.
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> As we must, this will be a virtual presentation by Cary Library. Make your
> reservation:  it is listed on the Cary events calendar, April 6. Click the
> hand icon to enter your name and e-mail.
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> https://www.carylibrary.org/calendar/program-calendar
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> Professor Seager works on space missions for planetary discovery and
> exploration. She was the Deputy Science Director for the MIT-led NASA
> mission TESS, the PI for the on-orbit JPL/MIT CubeSat ASTERIA, and is a
> lead for Starshade Rendezvous Mission (a space-based mission concept under
> technology development for direct imaging discovery and characterization of
> Earth analogs).  Currently she leads a mission concept study for the search
> for signs of life or life itself in the Venus atmosphere.
> Among other accolades, Professor Seager is a member of the National
> Academy of Sciences and a MacArthur Fellow.
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> George Burnell, Host
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