2009 Alumni College - Space Science at Caltech

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Andrew P. Ingersoll
Earle C. Anthony Professor of Planetary Science
Exploring the Giant Planets: Results from Pioneer, Voyager, Galileo, and Cassini


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Movies featured in presentation:
Movie 1 [20m:48s] Voyager imagery of Jupiter's atmosphere over the course of 60 days
Movie 2 [26m:46s] Cassini imagery of Jupiter's north pole over the course of 60 days
Movie 3 [27m:44s] Cassini imagery of Jupiter's north pole, close up view
Movie 4 [29m:42s] Simulation of jet streams and red spots on southern hemisphere of Jupiter
Movie 5 [1h:2m:0s] Cassini imagery of the south pole of Encelandus showing geyser-like plumes, a sign of geologic activity

Edward C. Stone
David Morrisroe Professor of Physics; Vice Provost for Special Projects; Former Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Thirty Meter Telescope: The Universe in High Definition


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Movies featured in presentation:
Movie 1 [16m:8s] Keck telescope data: 36-segmented mirrors showing atmospheric jitter of a star
Movie 2 [16m:45s] Keck telescope data: 36-segmented mirrors showing atmospheric jitter of a star
Movie 3 [17m:14s] Adaptive optics animation showing how it corrects for atmospheric distortion
Movie 4 [23m:52s] Data of stars orbiting the black hole in the Milky Way galaxy
Movie 5 [27m:41s] Data demonstrating angular differential imaging (ADI) technique used in extra-solar planet discoveries
Movie 6 [33m:21s] TMT lightpath animation
Movie 7 [47m:17s] TMT fly-through animation