Search For Extrasolar Planets
Recently, the Custer Institute and Observatory began a new research project to search for new extra-solar planets using data collected by amateur astronomers, with sophisticated mathematical algorithms to remove variations in sensitivity, noise level, and other important variables. Very promising preliminary results have already been obtained, but more volunteers are needed, with CCD cameras attached to 8-inch (or better) telescopes, located anywhere in the Northern Hemisphere. (The task is to allow their equipment to take multi-hour, high-quality images of specified areas of the sky).
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