Planet Hunters Worksheet -
Directions: Visit Planet Hunters.
1. Summarize briefly, in your own words, what Planet Hunters is doing:
Next, click on the Get Started link. Progress through the tutorial and respond to the following questions as you do.
2. What do the points on the light curve represent?
3. Describe what the x and y axes on the plot represent:
4. When the tutorial asks you to spot the transits, place a box over each one as instructed. When you are done, take a screenshot (Snipping Tool in Windows or Cmd+Shft+4 on Mac) and insert it here.
When you are done, click the "Finished" button and being classifying! Review at least five light curves to see if you find any transits! Transit events are quite rare so chances are you won't find any.
5. Take a screenshot of each of the five light curves and insert it below. If you find a transit event, make sure to mark it before you take the screenshot!