Instructor: Dennis Conti The purpose of this course is to provide newcomers to exoplanet observing with the background and skills necessary to conduct high quality exoplanet observations. The course will be conducted via a series of 1.5-hour interactive Zoom sessions held once a week at 7:30pm ET for 5 consecutive weeks. The course will begin […]
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 […]
Dr. Rob Zellem, an astrophysicist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, will present an overview of Exoplanet Watch. This citizen science project allows folks, even those without telescopes, to aid researchers in observing transiting exoplanets to help ensure the efficient use of NASA resources, like Hubble and JWST. He'll also give a workshop demonstration of […]
