Re:James Webb Space Telescope's first spectrum of a TRAPPIST...
by baja_blast on Monday October 02, 2023 @12:30PM
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because you need 3 transits for a positive detection of a exoplanet. And given that the habitable planet around a sun like star is anything from 250 - 700 days the observation time is too expensive so they focus on red dwarfs instead. I also find it pretty annoying as well, especially when science communicators try and extrapolate observations on red dwarfs on what is typical extrasolar system.
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Re:James Webb Space Telescope's first spectrum of a TRAPPIST...
by zardo on Monday October 02, 2023 @01:18PM
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Red dwarf systems are the typical extrasolar system though. The vast majority of stars in this galaxy are red dwarfs.
Re:James Webb Space Telescope's first spectrum of a TRAPPIST...
by baja_blast on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @11:32AM
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Yeah but there are about 20 billion G and K type stars in the Milky Way so it's not that rare.
Re:James Webb Space Telescope's first spectrum of a TRAPPIST...
by ramraj07 on Monday October 02, 2023 @10:19PM
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Fair. Physics so unfair.
Re:James Webb Space Telescope's first spectrum of a TRAPPIST...
by hindsightbias on Monday October 02, 2023 @10:38PM
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small steps