Difference between revisions of "Exoplanets"
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* Describe two methods of detecting exoplanets | * Describe two methods of detecting exoplanets | ||
* If an exoplanet transits a star, how does the luminosity change? Draw an plot of L vs t to scale | * If an exoplanet transits a star, how does the luminosity change? Draw an plot of L vs t to scale | ||
| + | * What discovery ~15 years ago made exoplanet searches feasible? (The question was phrased pretty strangely. Hint: What "class" of exoplanets were discovered about then?) | ||
Revision as of 17:57, 7 November 2008
- How do we know that exoplanets exist? How many are there?
- Describe two methods of detecting exoplanets
- If an exoplanet transits a star, how does the luminosity change? Draw an plot of L vs t to scale
- What discovery ~15 years ago made exoplanet searches feasible? (The question was phrased pretty strangely. Hint: What "class" of exoplanets were discovered about then?)
