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  • GJ 1214b transit light curves obtained with GTC/OSIRIS tunable filters. In the bottom panels, the residuals of the curve fit are shown for each filter.
    Aims. The super-Earth planet GJ 1214b has recently been the focus of several studies, which use the transit spectroscopy technique to determine the nature of its atmosphere. Here, we focus on the Halpha line as a tool to further restrict the nature of GJ 1214b’s atmosphere. Methods. We used the Gran Telescopio Canarias (GTC) OSIRIS instrument to acquire narrow-band photometry with tunable filters. We were able to observe the primary transit of the super-Earth GJ 1214 in three bandpasses: two centered in the continuum around Halpha (653.5 nm and 662.0 nm) and one centered at the line core
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  • OCAM 2 cuadriplica la resolución y multiplica por tres la velocidad de instrumentos similares. Con este dispositivo, que se unirá al sistema óptico adaptativo del GTC, el mayor telescopio del mundo podrá vencer las turbulencias de la atmósfera terrestre y obtener imágenes con una nitidez similar a la del telescopio espacial Hubble.
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  • Las grandes transformaciones que experimentan las galaxias en su interior marcarán el futuro de las investigaciones sobre su evolución. Este candente campo de investigación ha centrado la XXIII edición de la 'Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics', organizada por el IAC. Dos semanas de charlas y debates que concluyen hoy en el Puerto de la Cruz (Tenerife).
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  • CANARY ISLANDS WINTER SCHOOLS OF ASTROPHYSICS Video: interview Daniela Calzetti Conference "Astronomía desde el espacio: 20 años de descubrimientos" por Daniela | Calzetti, Universidad de Massachus etts Others (in preparation) See also: Talks Videos Winter School 2011  
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