Amateurs Discover New Exoplanet

Started by Rod Kaufman, 10/16/2012 03:41AM

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Posted 10/16/2012 03:41AM Opening Post

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World war 2 had it's "Citizen Soldiers", we have "Citizen" astronomers!(as dubbed by the media).
http://www.news.com.au/technology/sci-tech/citizen-stargazers-discover-planet-with-4-suns/story-fn5fsgyc-1226496712365

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Posted 10/16/2012 03:23PM #1

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More info:
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-sci-sn-planet-hunters-tatooine-four-suns-20121015,0,4093790.story

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