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HD 189733b Exoplanet light curve, Carl Weber

HD 189733b Exoplanet light curve

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This is my first attempt at recording the transit of an exoplanet. I miscalculated the conversion of the Julian Date and UT, so I missed the ingress. I believe the Daylight Savings Time differential caused me to miss the first hour of the transit. But, I sure did catch the egress! The total transit time of the exoplanet is only 110 min, so that missing hour made a huge difference.

I find it remarkable that this was done from my backyard with only a 71mm telescope.

I hope to do better the next time and capture the entire bell curve.

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HD 189733b Exoplanet light curve, Carl Weber