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A Microlensing Detection Algorithm For Wide-Field Surveys, Daniel Godines Alcantara
A Microlensing Detection Algorithm For Wide-Field Surveys, Daniel Godines Alcantara
Senior Projects Spring 2018
Gravitational microlensing is a rare event in which the light from a foreground star (source star) is amplified temporarily as it goes around the Einstein radius of another star (lens star). This only occurs when the two stars align with the line of sight of the observer. The significance of microlensing is that it allows for the detection of planets, as when a planet orbiting the lensing star aligns within the Einstein radius, it acts as an additional lens that further amplifies the light. This results in a gaussian-like light curve with an additional deviation on the curve. Unlike transit …
The Outer Space Film As A Mythology For Human Destiny, Alexander Samir Habiby
The Outer Space Film As A Mythology For Human Destiny, Alexander Samir Habiby
Senior Projects Spring 2018
The modern outer space film uniquely explores the future and destiny of humanity as shown in 2001: A Space Odyssey, Contact, and Interstellar through their themes and invocation of the sublime. It functions as a modern mythology for human destiny.