Detecting
Exoplanets with Periodic Variation of Transiting Binary Star Systems
Mailani
Neal
Purpose: To detect
exoplanets orbiting...
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Research on Eclipsing
Binary Stars-
Since I'm searching for
the effect a planet will have on the system, I must understand how t...
Using the Simbad database and the NASA Exoplanet Archive, I conducted background research on the target to know characteristics of the binary star sy...
Background Research Target #2 and Target #3
Today I conducted the background research for the second and third targets that BJ Fulton (my mentor) h...
I was finally able to make some progress today because I received an email from my mentor, BJ. In my email to him, I had asked how to calculate the ...
Tasks Accomplished:
-background research for targets KIC 10753734 and KIC 7821010
-received reply from mentor (BJ Fulton, IfA) with guidance on how t...
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BJ (mentor) replied to my email so now I am able to use the Transit Finder to figure out date times of the transit. I have to safely assume that th...
Today I worked on my PGC "Greenest" challenge. I made an infographic about organic foods.
Please read if you are interested in organic foods:
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This week I was able to make great progress and am now a step closer to being fully prepared to request for telescope time. I was able to find a tr...
Today I worked on completing my challenge for the Project Green Challenge. My challenge was to conduct research on my favorite artic...
Today I spent 30 minutes trying to find a transiting event for target #2 (KIC 10753734) and was unsuccessful in doing so. Next, I tried finding a t...
This week has been the week to connect and establish my communications with BJ and Dr. Moutou. I was experiencing technical difficulties that don't...
Today's progress in work was a discussion with Dr. Bill pertaining to the current status in my work progress, how I will progress after hearing a rep...
Today the only thing I could do was send BJ an email asking him how to use the Transit Finder.
Today I still haven't received an email reply from BJ in response to my questions about the time units of the period and t0 of the target eclipsing b...
Today I was working on my astronomy project, "Detecting Exoplanets with Periodic Variation of Transiting Binary Star Systems". I used the Transit F...
Today I spent the class time corresponding via email with BJ (mentor) and JD (IfA). BJ confirmed my speculation that the Kepler sky area is now ou...
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