[Atmob-discuss] Question on exoplanets

[Gary Weston]

I spoke to David Charbonneau in person about amateur participation in
exoplanet hunts last year after the wonderful talk him and others gave at
the Zero Arrow theater.  Apparently there is a very small group of amateurs
involved in this pursuit. But it seems better suited to those with some
experience in photometry and LOTS of patience and diligence. I have an
interest in doing this, but simply don't have the time (family and work
obligations), limited photometry experience and need for more equipment
(filters), to pursue it at this time.

More in terms of this person's question, I  met a reporter for '
exoplanetology.com'. They have a twitter account and an internet
publication.  They seem to follow along and report on new discoveries. I'm
not sure if there are better or more 'official' sources there are out there.
It may be a place to start at least.

-Gary


On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Christine Pulliam <cpulliam at cfa.harvard.edu
> wrote:

>  Hi all,
>
> I have a query from someone who’s very interested in the exoplanet hunt.
> Can you advise me on this?
>
> If I would like to follow this effort a little closer, is there a “best”
> specific place on the web I should go to for the latest reports on what has
> been learned or newly discovered? Is there a place to sign up to receive an
> email alert of some kind when a new report or update is published or
> released?  If this functionality is not currently available, can you briefly
> advise me on the challenges I might face in a bid to make it available?
>
>
> Thank you,
> Christine
>
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