The Search for Exoplanets: What Astronomers Know Season 1 Episode 7
The Search for Exoplanets: What Astronomers Know
Season 1

Ep 7. The Transits of Exoplanets

  • TV-PG
  • September 25, 2015
  • 31 min

A tiny percentage of exoplanets can be detected transiting-or passing in front of-their host stars. Combined with Doppler shifts, transits provide information about a planet�۪s size, mass, density, and likely composition. Learn how ambitious amateur astronomers can use this detection technique in their own backyards.

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  • First Aired
    September 25, 2015
  • Content Rating
    TV-PG
  • Runtime
    31 min
  • Language
    English
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