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• Q: How much TESS data will be released at the end of 2018 (and hence be available for workshop)?
  • A: Six "sectors" of data, which is approximately 1/4 of the sky. Thereafter, one additional sector will be released every 27 days. TESS will tile the sky with 26 sectors.
• Q: Are members of the SOC listed in the slides?  (Jeff Valenti only showed and spoke to Slide 2 at the meeting)
  • A: Yes, current SOC+LOC members are listed on slide 13. One update: Giovanni is leaving in September to work on CHEOPS, so he will not remain on the LOC. We may add 2-3 more external members before the SOC meeting next week.
• Q: Will TESS science results be embargoed until the TESS science conference Jul 29-Aug 2?
  • A: No. When data become public starting Dec 2018 and every 27 days thereafter, the community will start publishing results. Some groups will publish immediately, similar to Gaia data releases. We will ask the TESS team whether already published science results can be presented at our workshop, which is our preference.
• Q: Will TESS data be useful for more than exoplanets?
  • Yes! TESS will yield exciting results for exoplanets, stellar astrophysics, galactic and extragalactic astrophysics, and solar system science. TESS will also publish alerts for transients.

Python in Astronomy Conference 2019 at STScI

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