Watch Gaia first data release media briefing

Science & Exploration Watch Gaia first data release media briefing 21725 views 146 likes Replay of the media briefing on the first data release from ESA’s Gaia mission on 14 September. The media briefing provided examples of the performance of the satellite and its science data, and highlighted the research that can be done with this first data release. Programme outline 09:30–09:40 GMT/11:30–11:40 CEST Alvaro Gimenez, Director of Science, ESA: Astrometry with Gaia at the very core of ESA’s Science Programme 09:40–09:50 GMT/11:40–11:50 CEST Fred Jansen, ESA Gaia Mission Manager: Operating at the limits of precision 09:50–10:00 GMT/11:50–12:00 CEST Timo Prusti, ESA Gaia Project Scientist: Gaia on the way to the most precise map of our galaxy 10:00–10:10 GMT/12:00–12:10 CEST Anthony Brown, Gaia Data Processing and Analysis Consortium, Leiden University: A first exploration of the Gaia sky 10:10–10:20 GMT/12:10-12:20 CEST Antonella Vallenari, Gaia Data Processing and Analysis Consortium, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF), Astronomical Observatory of Padua: Gaia’s view of the nearby star clusters 10:20–10:30 GMT/12:20-12:30 CEST Gisella Clementini, Gaia Data Processing and Analysis Consortium Member of Coordination Unit 7, Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF), Astronomical Observatory of Bologna: Gaia and the distance ladder 10:30–11:00 GMT/12:30–13:00 CEST Question and Answer sessions and opportunity for individual interviews

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