The University of Arizona Astronomy Club Follow-Up Observations of Transiting Extrasolar Planets TrES-3b and TrES-4b

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Jan 2012

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American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #219, #339.09

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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It has been suggested by Vidotto et. al. (2011) that it is possible to detect the magnetic field of a transiting exoplanet by comparing near-UV and optical light curve asymmetries. The University of Arizona Astronomy Club has observed the primary transits of extrasolar planets TrES-3b and TrES-4b using near-UV and optical filters in order to detect this phenomenon. One of the goals of this project is to involve undergraduates in observational astronomy research and give them practical experience using IRAF and a research-class telescope. In addition to magnetic field observations, we have refined previously published values for the characteristic parameters of these planets.

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