Engaging Citizen Scientists to Keep Transit Times Fresh and Ensure the Efficient Use of Transiting Exoplanet Characterization Missions
Abstract
This white paper advocates for the creation of a community-wide program to maintain precise mid-transit times of exoplanets that would likely be targeted by future exoplanet characterization platforms. Given the numerous targets that will require careful monitoring, this network will initially be devised as a citizen science project.
- Publication:
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Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society
- Pub Date:
- May 2019
- DOI:
- 10.48550/arXiv.1903.07716
- arXiv:
- arXiv:1903.07716
- Bibcode:
- 2019BAAS...51c.416Z
- Keywords:
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- Astrophysics - Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics;
- Astrophysics - Earth and Planetary Astrophysics
- E-Print:
- White Paper submitted to Astro2020 Science Call, 5 pages, 3 figures, community comments and involvement are welcome!