Astrophiz98: Dr Belinda Nicholson

Published: Feb. 6, 2020, 4:24 a.m.

b'Today\\u2019s feature interview is with planet hunter Dr Belinda Nicholson, Postdoctoral Research Assistant at the University of Oxford, Department of Physics. \\n\\nBelinda\\u2019s current research involves exoplanet hunting using exotic telescope data. Previously she has investigated the behaviour of \\u2018teenage\\u2019 stars, and her work has taken her all over Australia and the world, from presenting her work at conferences in Europe and the United States, to collecting data on mountains in New South Wales and South America. Right now, she\\u2019s in Oxford / London.\\n\\nIn the sky for observers and astrophotographers:\\nOur regular feature \\u2018What\\u2019s Up Doc\\u2019 is with Dr Ian \\u2018Astroblog\\u2019 Musgrave. He previews the excellent observing opportunities over the next two weeks, and he gives us a good look at fernickety Betelgeuse.\\n \\nIn the News:\\n1. More light polluting satellite constellations\\n2. Vale Spitzer IR Space Telescope'