Interview: IceInSpace interviews planet hunter Simon O'Toole

[iceman]

It's been a long time since the last interview (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/interviews.html) on IceInSpace, but I'll try and find time to do them more regularly in 2009. This interview is with Simon O'Toole (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/84-522-0-0-1-0.html), extra-solar planet hunter working at the Anglo-Australian Telescope, and is one of those at the forefront of this new research and is part of a team who has discovered more than 30 planets orbiting other stars.

I talk to Simon about his discoveries, the methods used to find extra-solar planets, and what the future holds in this exciting field. Will we find another Earth?

Read the interview with Simon O'Toole (http://www.iceinspace.com.au/84-522-0-0-1-0.html).

Cheers

[iceman]

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[astroron]

Nice interview Mike :thumbsup:
Did you ask him to elaborate on this?
This of course means that I have a wealth of fascinating but ultimately useless knowledge!

[Tommy Camp]

Great interview.
i love reading this kind of thing.
it keeps my astronomy and physics flame burning.
bring on some more.

[erick]

Good read, thanks Mike and Simon. :)

[iceman]

I'm glad you've enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed putting it together.

I thoroughly enjoyed Simon's company at IISAC2008. He's a really nice guy and it was very interesting talking about the real work astronomers do. And of course the soccer. And politics. :)

[drsimmo]

Very happy to be interviewed :)

'Tis a shame about Sydney in the soccer... :(

[xstream]

Thanks Mike & Simon, great interview.

The last question was definitely the best though! :P :lol:

[rogerg]

Thanks Mike for doing another interview, they are great. It's really intersting to read these interviews with people such as Simon.

:thumbsup:

[spacezebra]

Great interview Mike and Simon.

Cheers Petra d.

[Jen]

:thumbsup: nice read :)

[Kevnool]

329 extra-solar planets Found already.....WoW.
Great read thanks Simon and Mike......cheers Kev.