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Planets

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Computer network resources (2)
Exploration (7)
Geology (6)
Nomenclature. (1)
Observations. (11)
Orbits (1)
Photographs from space. (7)
Pictorial works (4)
Publications. (1)
Statistics (1)
Study and teaching (5)

Resources

SuperWASP: Wide Angle Search for Planets

"SuperWASP is the UK's leading extra-solar planet detection program comprising of a consortium of seven academic institutions." The website presents how SuperWASP works through clear text and helpful images. Researchers can find technical information on the Torus Fork Mount, CCD Cameras, and the Enclosure. Students and educators can discover the common techniques the Program uses to detect...

https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0208233
The Upsilon Andromedae Planetary System

Three planets that are larger than Jupiter have been found orbiting the star Upsilon Andromedae. Astronomers from four research institutions have confirmed this observation. This site provides information about the Upsilon Andromedae Planetary System.

https://lweb.cfa.harvard.edu/afoe/upsAnd.html
Transit of Venus

The Transit of Venus is similar to a solar eclipse, where -- from the perspective on Earth -- Venus passes in front of the Sun. This event does not happen very often. In fact, no one alive today has experienced this phenomenon, which will take place on June 8 and will be visible for most of Europe, Asia, and Africa. First, the Armagh Planetarium created a great, expansive informational site all...

https://scout.wisc.edu/report/nsdl/ps/2004/0528
Venus Transit 2004

In just several weeks, Venus, the Earth's sister planet, will pass in front of the sun, affording astronomers and the general public the ability to take part in a extremely rare event. While persons in Europe, Africa, and Asia will have the best vantage point for this occurrence, those interested in the Venus transit will want to take a detailed look at this lovely website in order to find out...

http://www.eso.org/public/outreach/eduoff/vt-2004/
Views of the Solar System: Lesson Plans and Activities

Solvarviews.com is a private Web site maintained by scientist Calvin J. Hamilton, whose goal is to make high quality photographs of the planets and satellites available to the public on the Web. The Lesson Plans and Activities page of the site provides more than a dozen classroom activities with titles such as Comets, Convection, Impact Craters, Meteoroids and Space Debris, Eclipses, Life in the...

https://solarviews.com/eng/homepage.htm
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