Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 12:09:54 -0700 (PDT) From: Spitzer Science Center HelpDesk Subject: SIRTF: First Look Survey Data Release and TPF/Darwin conference announcement +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ You are subscribed to sirtf-astro. To unsubscribe please send an email to majordomo@ipac.caltech.edu with "unsubscribe sirtf-astro " where your_email@address is the email address at which you recieve this mailing. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Contents of mailing: 1) Release of IRAC data from the First Look Survey (FLS) 2) Second Announcement of the TPF/Darwin International Conference +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dear Spitzer Observers, We are pleased to announce the release of the IRAC First Look Survey (FLS) data set. This release contains all the IRAC data for all 3 components of the FLS - extragalactic, galactic, and ecliptic plane. The release web page is at this URL: http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/fls/dataprod.html Documentation includes a Letter from the Spitzer Science Center Director, short Readme files describing each component of the FLS, and a slightly longer Readme file describing the various features that may exist in IRAC images. Other documentation on our web pages include: - a description of the FLS - http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/fls/ - a list of IRAC pipeline products including file types, format and description - http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/irac/products/sample.html The MIPS data from the First Look Survey and the Instrument Data Handbooks will be available when the archive opens in mid-May. Spitzer Science Center Observer Support Team +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Second Announcement Second Terrestrial Planet Finder/Darwin International Conference "Dust Disks and the Formation, Evolution and Detection of Habitable Planets" Mission Bay, San Diego, California July 26-29, 2004 http://planetquest.jpl.nasa.gov/TPFDarwinConf/ This announcement is a reminder to plan your attendance at this exciting conference now! You should: * Register - via the web site - the registration fee increases on May 1 * Submit your paper abstract - web-based form - deadline is April 30 * Book your hotel room - the conference hotel offers very favorable rates for attendees (but only if you reserve by following the link on our web site) This will be the second annual joint-TPF/Darwin conference. It follows the very successful Heidelberg meeting in April 2003. The main purpose of this conference series is to help develop the field of extra-solar planet research. The conference is hosted by the TPF and Darwin Projects, the Michelson Science Center, and the Spitzer Science Center. We plan three major science themes: 1. Recent results on exo-zodiacaldisks from Spitzer and other space and ground observations. We expect exciting new results from Spitzer, and space and ground instruments on structure, composition, and frequency of debris disks. 2. The link between the physical conditions in the early solar nebula and astrobiology. Spitzer will provide new information on the properties of zodiacal disks in the first 500 million years of a planetary system's existence. 3. Discussion of TPF/Darwin designs, science requirements and technology advances. We have selected an excellent location! San Diego is a wonderful resort destination, and its summer weather is normally very predictable: dry, sunny, and warm, but not too hot. The meeting hotel is the Hyatt Regency Islandia, Mission Bay, close to the ocean and the famous Sea World marine wildlife park. Sea World offers a variety of day-camp activities for children; these are reported to fill up fast. More information, including a draft agenda, is available on the conference web site listed above. You can sign up on the web site to receive e-mail news and announcements about the conference. There is no conference brochure; the web site contains all the current info, and is updated frequently. We have a few full-color posters still available. If you'd like to help us advertise the Conference, please send us an e-mail at TPFDarwinConf@jpl.nasa.gov, and we will send you some copies to post in your department. We hope to see you in San Diego! Chas Beichman, SOC Chair, TPF Project Scientist Steve Unwin, LOC Chair, TPF Deputy Project Scientist