Interested in learning how to detect a planet orbiting a distant star? And doing so from your own backyard telescope? This webinar will provide an overview of the instrumentation, software, and processes required to detect exoplanets using the transit method. For astro-imagers in particular, the transition to exoplanet observing offers an opportunity to use your acquired skills and equipment to advance exoplanet research, while adding new excitement to your observing experiences.
Although amateur astronomers have been conducting their own exoplanet observations for several years, their contributions to recent NASA exoplanet missions such as TESS have been particularly impactful. This webinar will review how you can be part of a team with professional astronomers discovering new worlds outside our solar system.
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