Exoplanets for Everyone
Volume 48 number 2 (2020)
- Todd Duncan
- Department of Physics, Pacific University, 2043 College Way, Forest Grove, OR 97116; tduncan@pacificu.edu
- Erika Dunning
- Department of Physics, Pacific University, 2043 College Way, Forest Grove, OR 97116; tduncan@pacificu.edu
- Justin Hurworth
- Department of Physics, Pacific University, 2043 College Way, Forest Grove, OR 97116; tduncan@pacificu.edu
- Erin Mercer
- Department of Physics, Pacific University, 2043 College Way, Forest Grove, OR 97116; tduncan@pacificu.edu
Abstract
We report the detection of transiting exoplanet HD 189733b by photoelectric photometry using a modest setup and procedure easily accessible to many amateur astronomers and college or high school students. Detecting an exoplanet transit first-hand can be an inspiring experience. By describing our approach, we hope to make it easier for others to share this experience, using equipment they may already have available.