Difference between revisions of "Exoplanets"
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* What discovery ~15 years ago made exoplanet searches feasible? (The question was phrased pretty strangely. Hint: What "class" of exoplanets were discovered about then?) | * What discovery ~15 years ago made exoplanet searches feasible? (The question was phrased pretty strangely. Hint: What "class" of exoplanets were discovered about then?) | ||
* What is the probability of finding an eclipsing system? | * What is the probability of finding an eclipsing system? | ||
| + | * How many transiting exoplanets have been detected from space. How many have been detected from the ground? | ||
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- 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?)
- What is the probability of finding an eclipsing system?
- How many transiting exoplanets have been detected from space. How many have been detected from the ground?
