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How is the planet-star ratio determined using the transit method?
Thank you. That makes sense! Is Bandersnatch's equation in his first reply relevant?- Tryingmybest
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How is the planet-star ratio determined using the transit method?
Bandersnatch's answer worked perfectly... So I don't think there's anything wrong there. I'm just confused as to why you square root it...?- Tryingmybest
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How is the planet-star ratio determined using the transit method?
Thank you, Bandersnatch. That works perfectly. But do you mind me asking why we square root it?- Tryingmybest
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How is the planet-star ratio determined using the transit method?
I am currently studying the star Qatar-1 and its orbiting planet Qatar-1b on the Agent Exoplanet website: http://portal.lcogt.net/agentexoplanet/ where they are studying exoplanets and their transit times across their stars. After going through a 130-image process of using calibrators to...- Tryingmybest
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