Hunting for Planets with CoRoT

Based on materials originally developed by Stephen Kane (NStED/IPAC) for the 2010 Sagan Exoplanet Workshop. This group project was entitled "Hunting for Planets with CoRoT."

Introduction

Here, in a nutshell, is the idea: Top left: CoRoT images things within one of two circles, shown here in red and cyan, on a map of the sky. Top right: You get light curves out. Bottom right: You can find transits, some of which will be planets (bottom left).