astronomy

Steven S. Vogt

Steven S. Vogt is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Steven S. Vogt rather than just read about it. In short: Steven Scott Vogt (born December 20, 1949) is an American astronomer of German descent whose main interest is the search for exoplanets. He is credited, along with R.

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Reference excerpt

Steven Scott Vogt (born December 20, 1949) is an American astronomer of German descent whose main interest is the search for exoplanets. He is credited, along with R. Paul Butler, for discovering Gliese 581 g, the first potentially habitable planet outside of the Solar System. However, Gliese 581 g was later found to be a false positive. He is a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and is known worldwide for designing and building HIRES, a high-resolution optical spectrometer mounted permanently on the W. M. Keck Observatory 10-meter telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. HIRES is an instrument critical to observations and discoveries about the planets, stars, galaxies, and the universe. Vogt also built the Hamilton spectrometer at Lick Observatory (with which most of the first extrasolar planets were discovered). In 1987, earlier in his career, Vogt invented the technique of "Doppler imaging" for mapping the surface features of stars. Vogt is currently a member of the California-Carnegie Planet Search Team. This team is building a new telescope in the Lick Observatory, the Automated Planet Finder, expected to be the most powerful in the world for detecting extrasolar planets. It will be able to track planets moving at velocities as little as 1 meter per second (the speed of a walking man). Vogt and his team are credited with detecting a majority of the 100 planets now known. Vogt received his bachelor's degrees in Physics and Astronomy from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1972, his Master of Science degree in Astronomy from UT Austin in 1976, and Ph.D in Astronomy from UT Austin in 1978. He's been a member of the University of California Observatories (UCO) at Lick Observatory since 1978.

Planets discovered 55 Cancri f, with coauthors Debra Fischer, Paul Butler, Geoffrey Marcy (Vogt's first graduate student ), et al., published by Science Daily, 6 November 2007. the controverted Gliese 581 g planet, with co-investigator Paul Butler, 29 September 2010.

Prizes 1983 Bergmann Memorial Award, for Vogt's High Speed Observations of Be Stars Associated with X-Ray Sources. 1995 Maria and Eric Muhlmann Award - The award for recent observations using innovative advances in astronomical instrumentation, software, or observational infrastructure. 2002 Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize, for Vogt, Geoffrey Marcy, and Paul Butler on their Pioneering work in characterizing planetary systems orbiting distant stars. Carl Sagan Memorial Award - The award for an individual who has demonstrated leadership in research or policies advancing exploration of the Cosmos.

Books Steven Scott Vogt. A magnetic study of the spotted UV Ceti flare stars and related late-type dwarfs. s.n., 1978. Steven Scott Vogt. HIRES, a high resolution echelle spectrometer for the Keck ten-meter telescope: phase C, HIRES core - Issue 57 of Lick Observatory technical reports. University of California Observatories/Lick Observatory, 1991 Steven Scott Vogt. HIRES user's manual - Issue 67 of Lick Observatory technical reports. Lick Observatory, 1994. Steven Scott Vogt. A thorium-argon line atlas for the Keck HIRES spectrometer - Issue 88 of Lick Observatory technical reports. Lick Observatory, 1999.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Steven S. Vogt

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Steven S. Vogt claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Steven S. Vogt ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Steven S. Vogt

In research: Steven S. Vogt appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Steven S. Vogt in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Steven S. Vogt is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1949 births, American astronomers, Discoverers of exoplanets, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Steven S. Vogt outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Steven S. Vogt in simple terms?

Steven Scott Vogt (born December 20, 1949) is an American astronomer of German descent whose main interest is the search for exoplanets. He is credited, along with R.

Why does Steven S. Vogt matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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