Phobos
Aug26-04, 10:57 AM
Amazing. Take heart, amateur astronomers of the world....
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/08/24/planet.telescope.reut/index.html
A telescope with a 4-inch diameter -- about the size that some backyard astronomers might use -- tracked the periodic dimming of light from a bright star 500 light-years away
The new planet, called TrES-1, is a gas giant about the size of Jupiter, located in the constellation Lyra ("the lyre"). It orbits its star about once every three days at a distance of just 4 million miles...
"This discovery demonstrates that even humble telescopes can make huge contributions to planet searches,"
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/space/08/24/planet.telescope.reut/index.html
A telescope with a 4-inch diameter -- about the size that some backyard astronomers might use -- tracked the periodic dimming of light from a bright star 500 light-years away
The new planet, called TrES-1, is a gas giant about the size of Jupiter, located in the constellation Lyra ("the lyre"). It orbits its star about once every three days at a distance of just 4 million miles...
"This discovery demonstrates that even humble telescopes can make huge contributions to planet searches,"