Hubble Space Telescope Public Lecture Series
at the
Space Telescope Science Institute


Speaker: Chris Burke, Space Telescope Science Institute

Topic: Recent Results of Transiting Extrasolar Planets

Date: February 6, 2007

Time: 8 PM

Place: Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) Auditorium

Price: Free admission and free parking

Phone: 410-338-4700

Internet: http://hubblesite.org/about_us/public-talks.shtml


Astronomers have discovered about 200 planets around other
stars. Some of these extrasolar planets are found to transit
in front of their stars from our point of view, and their
study yields highly accurate planetary radii. The transiting
planets discovered to date exhibit a variety of properties,
from the smaller rocky cores to inflated sizes that puzzle
even the experts. Dr Burke will review the recent
observations about extrasolar planets and provide details
of a unique robotic survey to search for them.


Lectures on a diverse selection of cosmic topics are held
the first Tuesday of every month at 8 PM in the STScI
Auditorium, located at 3700 San Martin Drive on the Homewood
campus of Johns Hopkins University. Admission is free and free
parking is available in the lot across the street.

This lecture will be webcast live. The recorded webcast will
also be available for viewing online the following day. To
view the webcast, you may need to download and install
software. See the web site listed below in advance for
details.

Further information and directions are available by
calling 410-338-4700 or on the internet at:

http://hubblesite.org/about_us/public-talks.shtml


NEXT MONTH: February 6, 2007
Benne Holwerda, Space Telescope Science Institute
On the Shores of Island Universes