Observation by Simon Dawes: Exo-Planet TrES-2b

Uploaded by

Mr Simon Francis Dawes

Observer

Simon Dawes

Observed

2020 May 05 - 22:00

Uploaded

2020 May 07 - 10:33

Objects

Lightcurve
Exoplanet

Equipment

Sky Watcher MN190
EQ6 pro
R Filter
ZWO ASI 1600 pro mono

Exposure

60s

Location

Bexleyheath, Kent (S.E. London really), England

Target name

TrES-2b

Title

Exo-Planet TrES-2b

About this image

This is a graph of the relative flux of a star in Draco, close to the boarder of Cygnus and Lyra. The measured light dips because a planet around that star is transiting the star blocking some of the light, I'm still amazed that modest equipment (8" MakNewt) in a back garden in light polluted Bexleyheath can detect the presence of exo-planets.

Whilst graphs are quite 'dry' when you think about what's being detected it is quite wonderous...

I only just got the start of transit as the star was behind the warm room of my observatory (see here for details of my observatory https://crayfordmanorastro.com/2019/02/11/a-crayford-type-roll-off-roof-observatory/ ) it took about an hour before the guide scope cleared the warm room!

Files associated with this observation

TrES-2b_2020-05-05_Fitting.png (329.4 kB)

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Jeremy Shears, Andy Wilson, Dr Andrew Smith, David Basey, Dr Paul Leyland, Graham Winstanley, Andrew Dumbleton, Neil Webster, Honor Wheeler, Mr Simon Francis Dawes

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