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Gaia: A new era for astronomy
New data obtained with the Gaia satellite was recently released on the 25th of April 2018. Ever since, astronomers at iREx and from all around the globe have been hard at work, intently trying to uncover the secrets hidden in this gold mine of new information.
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The year 2017-2018 in review at the first Annual Meeting of iREx
On the 11th of April, 2018, members of iREx, as well as invited donators, professors, members of the administration of Université de Montréal, collaborators, and journalists attended the first ever Annual Meeting of iREx.
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24 Hours of Science: Elementary School Visits and Webinar
As part of the 24 Hours of Science, iREx organized two exciting activities for children and their educators. One is a virtual talk recorded by Prof. Jason Rowe about exoplanets. It is available for free to all educators, through the Discover the Universe website.
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Three distinctions for iREx members in May
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First light for SPIRou !
An important milestone was recently reached for SPIRou, the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope’s new planet-hunting spectropolarimeter. On April 24th, the SPIRou performed its very first observation, collecting—for the first time—a spectrum from a star.
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Echoes from our Solar Neighborhood
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TESS and iREx : a great synergy for exoplanetary system studies
On April 18, 2018, iREx researchers intently monitored the launch of TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, which promises to uncover new exoplanets to be investigated by members of iREx.
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Eurêka! The celebration of science
Eurêka! is an annual science festival taking place between June 8th and 10th this year. Visit the “Eyes on the Sky!” kiosk of the Centre for Research in Astrophysics of Quebec to learn more about the many instruments astronomers use and meet the iREx students, including many of our summer interns.
To learn more, see the Festival's website.
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Contest: Win an observation night at Observatoire du Mont-Mégantic
iREx and the Observatoire du Mont-Mégantic invite high school students to participate in to the contest “Astronome d’une nuit.” The prize: a night of observation at the telescope in the summer of 2018! To participate, tell us why you love astronomy and why you would like to visit us!
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An astronomy day at campus MIL
Celebrate 40 years of astronomy at the Observatoire du Mont-Mégantic
A special event will be held on 11th of August, 2018 at the campus MIL of l’Université de Montréal in Outremont. This informative, fun-filled afternoon will be instructive for astronomers of all ages, don’t miss it!
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