Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astronomy
Scientific paper
May 2011
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2011aas...21810304b&link_type=abstract
American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #218, #103.04; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 43, 2011
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astronomy
Scientific paper
Transiting exoplanets (TEPs), especially those found around bright stars, are particularly important as they provide unique opportunities to study the physical properties of planetary mass objects. The HATNet project---one of the small telescope surveys---has been extremely successful in the field of TEPs, contributing 27 published discoveries, and one independent discovery of a previously published planet. Publications on several additional planetary systems are in preparation. I will discuss how HATNet operates around the globe, and how these fully automated small (11cm diameter) telescopes produce big science. I will also mention the related HATSouth project, now in full operation, and monitoring selected southern fields round-the-clock. Finally, I will conclude on how small and big telescopes collaborate in exoplanet science.
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