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The majority of exoplanets have been found using the transit method, which involves looking for a slight dimming of the hostas the planet passes in front of it. The time between transits reveals how long it takes an exoplanet to orbit its parent star, and the more transits that are measured, the more precisely the length of the orbit is known. And if you have your own, Exoplanet Watch can help you learn how to detect exoplanet transits, no matter the size of the telescope you're using.
There are potentially hundreds of billions of exoplanets in the Milky Way and many of them are likely to have conditions suitable for life. "Exoplanet Watch combines observations of the same target by multiple sky watchers in order to get a higher-fidelity measurement," according to the statement."Combining observations is also useful if the planet's transit lasts longer than the time a star is visible in the sky for a single observer: Multiple participants at different locations around the globe can collectively watch the duration of a long transit.
will observe later this year. This planet was detected using combined observations from more than 20 Exoplanet Watch participants. "I hope this program lowers barriers to science for a lot of people and inspires the next generation of astronomers to join our field," Zellem said in the statement.
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