Podcast: Amateur astronomers deal with exoplanets

In recent years, amateur astronomy has invested in participatory science, particularly the study of exoplanets. In the spring of 2021, the French Astronomical Society invited amateurs to observe the transit of the planet Wasp-148b …

They are better and better equipped, more and more motivated, and can now contribute to research in astrophysics: through the development of participatory science, amateur astronomers have invested in the field of study in recent years. The outer planets. In the spring of 2021, the French Astronomical Society invited amateurs to observe the transit of the planet Wasp-148b, a giant discovered in July 2020 by astrophysicist Guillaume Hébrard and colleagues. What is the purpose of these observations carried out in June and August 2021? More generally, what is the contribution of amateur astronomers to exoplanet science? What does it mean? With astrophysicist Guillaume Hebrard

They are better and better equipped, more and more motivated, and can now contribute to research in astrophysics: through the development of participatory science, amateur astronomers have invested in the field of study in recent years. The outer planets.

In the spring of 2021, the French Astronomical Society invited amateurs to observe the transit of the planet Wasp-148b, a giant discovered in July 2020 by astrophysicist Guillaume Hébrard and colleagues.

What is the purpose of these observations carried out in June and August 2021? and more generally, What could be the contribution of amateur astronomers to exoplanet science? What does it mean?

With astrophysicist Guillaume Hebrard…

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