Dan Watson's research is currently focussed on planetary-system and stellar formation. His observations are mostly carried out at infrared and submillimeter wavelengths, at which the atmosphere is opaque; hence the predominance of space, airborne and high-altitude observatories in his work. He has also recently been guilty of modelling of disks, protostars, and their outflows, though he usually collaborates with others who are better at theory and modelling than he is. He maintains his interest in the development of long-wavelength infrared detector arrays, high-resolution spectrographs, and high-contrast imaging.
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