AST 101 Part 2
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Methods for detecting exoplanets
Transit Method
Radial Velocity Method
Astrometry Method
Direct Observation
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Transit Method
An event where one object travels in front of our view of a second object
-most successful method
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Challenges regrading Transit Method
Noise
Narrow Line of Sight
Time
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Radial Velocity Method/Wobble Method
relies on the fact that a star does not remain completely stationary when it is orbited by a planet
-The bigger the wobble, the more massive the planet
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Astrometry method
Precisely measure a star’s position in the sky
-identify planets around a star by measuring tiny changes in the star’s position
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