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(IAAC) Fwd: 2004 AAVSO Symposium: Mira Companions & Planets
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From: Aaron Price <aaronp@aavso.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 5:04 PM
The 2004 AAVSO Symposium on Mira Companions & Planets
You are cordially invited to attend the 2004 AAVSO Symposium devoted
to discussions about companions and planets of Mira stars.
When: 10am - 4pm Monday, April 26th 2004.
Where: Phillips Auditorium, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics,
Cambridge MA.
How: Registration is *free*. Register at:
http://www.aavso.org/aavso/meetings/mira2004.shtml
What:
Invited Speakers & Talks:
* Dr. Wesley Traub, "The Mira Imaging Project: Near-IR, VLBA, and
Thermal-IR"
* Dr. Margarita Karovska, "Miras and Their Companions"
* Dr. Lee Anne Willson, "Planets in Mira winds - models, some
detection limits, and the fates of the planets in our solar system."
* Dr. Matthew Templeton, "Mira Data in the AAVSO International
Database"
Attendees are also invited to present posters. Abstracts of talks and
posters will be published in the JAAVSO.
All pre-registered attendees will be provided with a CDROM of data on
over 100 Mira stars from the AAVSO International Database and also DOS,
Linux and Windows time series analysis software developed by the AAVSO.
Why: Mira stars are pulsating variable stars near the end of stellar
evolution. Studies of Miras provide a glimpse into a critical period of
stellar evolution when a main sequence star is preparing to shed its
planetary nebula and evolve into a white dwarf. Recent studies have
discovered previously unknown stellar and planetary companions to some
Mira stars providing a unique laboratory to evaluate current Mira
theory.
For more information and details visit the following URL:
http://www.aavso.org/aavso/meetings/mira2004.shtml
or e-mail aaronp@aavso.org.
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