Astronomical Spectroscopy:
Detecting A Transiting Exoplanet
Starts October 12, 2010
Due November 2, 2010
Lab 4 Instructions
Important
note:
We will be observing on the Lick Observatory 1m Nickel Telescope on
Oct
15,
17 and 18. This will be done remotely from the basement
of Campbell Hall, as in the previous lab.
Check out the Observing Nights Info link for up-to-date
information for each of these nights.
Equipment:
The Direct Imaging Camera on the Lick Observatory 1m Nickel
Telescope.
The
Direct
Imaging
Camera User's
Guide
The
Nickel
Telescope
User's
Guide
Mt Hamilton webcams
Mt
Hamilton weather
Resources:
Introduction to CCD detectors by James Graham
(pdf)
CCD Noise handout by James Graham (pdf)
Maximum Likelihood handout by James Graham (pdf)
Astronomical coordinates by James Graham
(pdf)
Useful Links:
NASA's Kepler mission
The California Planet Survey
The Exoplanet Transit Database
The Extrasolar Planet Encyclopaedia
