The Search for Exoplanets: What Astronomers Know

The Transits of Exoplanets

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S1 • E7    Sep 23, 2015    30m
A tiny percentage of exoplanets can be detected transiting - or passing in front of - their host stars. Combined with Doppler shifts, transits provide information about a planet's size, mass, density, and likely composition. Learn how ambitious amateur astronomers can use this detection technique in their own backyards.

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