Exoplanets for Everyone
Abstract
We report the detection of transiting exoplanet HD 189733b by photoelectric photometry using a modest setup and procedure easily accessible to many amateur astronomers and college or high school students. Detecting an exoplanet transit first-hand can be an inspiring experience. By describing our approach, we hope to make it easier for others to share this experience, using equipment they may already have available.
- Publication:
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Journal of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (JAAVSO)
- Pub Date:
- December 2020
- Bibcode:
- 2020JAVSO..48..247D
- Keywords:
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- Education; Photometry;
- Photoelectric; Planets;
- Extrasolar