dc.contributor.author | Beck, Peter | |
dc.contributor.author | Robson, Luke | |
dc.contributor.author | Gallaway, Mark | |
dc.contributor.author | Jones, Hugh R. A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Campbell, David | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-07-18T00:07:30Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-07-18T00:07:30Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-06-21 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Beck , P , Robson , L , Gallaway , M , Jones , H R A & Campbell , D 2019 , ' Efficient Follow-Up of Exoplanet Transits Using Small Telescopes ' , Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific , vol. 131 , no. 1002 , 084402 . https://doi.org/10.1088/1538-3873/ab1eb4 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0004-6280 | |
dc.identifier.other | ArXiv: http://arxiv.org/abs/1903.11078v1 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2299/21456 | |
dc.description | 11 pages, 5 figures, to be published in PASP, comments welcome | |
dc.description.abstract | Here, we introduce an online tool for the prediction of exoplanet transit light curves. Small telescopes can readily capture exoplanet transits under good weather conditions when the combination of a bright star and a large transiting exoplanet results in a significant depth of transit. However, in reality there are many considerations that need to be made to obtain useful measurements. This paper and the accompanying website lay out a procedure based on timeseries differential photometry that has been successfully employed using 0.4 m aperture telescopes to predict the expected precision for a whole light curve. This enables robust planning to decide whether the observation of a particular exoplanet transit should be attempted, and in particular to be able to readily see when it should not to be attempted. This may result in a significant increase in the number of transit observations captured by non-specialists. The technique and website are also appropriate for planning a variety of variable star observations where a prediction of the light curve can be made. | en |
dc.format.extent | 1674413 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific | |
dc.subject | Exoplanets | |
dc.subject | Techniques: Photometric | |
dc.subject | Astronomy and Astrophysics | |
dc.subject | Space and Planetary Science | |
dc.title | Efficient Follow-Up of Exoplanet Transits Using Small Telescopes | en |
dc.contributor.institution | School of Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics | |
dc.contributor.institution | Centre for Astrophysics Research | |
dc.contributor.institution | Centre of Data Innovation Research | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | |
dc.identifier.url | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85068560423&partnerID=8YFLogxK | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1088/1538-3873/ab1eb4 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | |
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