Tutorials
Transit Simulation
Transit Simulator: This flash animation shows how one can detect a transiting exoplanet using photometry through seeing the dip in light received from the host star per unit time as the planet passes between the observer and the parent star. This program also allows the user to adjust the radius of the planet to see the effect on the light received. ~ by Spencer
Lick Observing Manuals
Shane Observing Checklist: For the 3m telescope.
CAT Observing Checklist: For the Coudé Auxillary Telescope
The Pro Checklist: If you don't need all the details
Links
exoplanets.org: The main site of the California Planet Search Team
exolpanet.eu: The Encyclopedia of Extrasolar Planets: A great well-maintained resource listed the latest discoveries in the exoplanet frontier.
transitsearch.org: UC Santa Cruz Astrophysics Professor Greg Laughlin's gateway allowing amateurs to help detect transiting extrasolar planets.
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