EXoPLanet Orbit REsearch (EXPLORE) 2000
2025 July 25
1.0) Introduction
EXoPLanet Orbit REsearch, EXPLORE 2000, is a collaborative project between the American Association of Variable Star Observers Exoplanet Section and the British Astronomical Association’s Asteroid and Remote Planets Section’s Exoplanet Division.
This project is still in its development stage and yet to be formally announced. All information, target lists, tutorials, etc will appear on, or be linked to, from this page.
The project is being formulated by a team consisting of Rodney Buckland, Dennis Conti, Roger Dymock, Siegfried Vanaverbeke, Trifon Trifonov and Pieter Vulysteke
2.0) EXPLORE 2000
EXPLORE 2000
3.0) Guides. tutorials
Observing an exoplanet transit
Transit Finder guide by Dennis Conti
Transits and Radical Velocity – the basics
4.0) Software
Exoplanetpie – available from Pieter Vuylsteke at pieter.vuylsteke@gmail.com>
LcTools – https://sites.google.com/a/lctools.net/lctools/home?authuser=0
Nauyaca – https://github.com/EliabCanul/nauyaca
Exostriker – https://exostriker-manual.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
HOPS – Used by the ExoClock project – https://www.exoworldsspies.com/en/software/
AstroimageJ – https://www.astro.louisville.edu/software/astroimagej/
5.0) Papers
Observations and Studies on the Transiting Systems HAT-P-36, XO-2 and WASP-76
A third star in the HAT-P-7 system, and a new dynamical pathway to misaligned hot Jupiters
6.0) Presentations
AAVSO Exoplanet Section meeting 2025 June 23 – Dennis Conti
The morning and afternoon sessions were so because of time differences around the world but are identical apart from any comments made during the presentations
7.0) Links
Roger Dymock
ARPS Assistant Director Exoplanets
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