We partner with the best in the business
In conjunction with the University of Dallas Physics Department and the original Citizen Astronomers Collaborative, the SOFAR observatory hosts a Software Bisque Paramount / Celestron 14 inch telescope with QHY600 camera. It is primarily used for ExoPlanet research in conjunction with Astronomers from the University of Dallas Physics Department.
ExoPlanet discoveries are exploding. Professional research observatories, both terrestrial and space based, have made the vast majority of these remarkable discoveries. These newly discovered ExoPlanets require follow up observations that the large research observatories simply do not have the time to do.
ExoPlanets that transit their parent stars present amateurs with the opportunity to contribute valuable follow up observations.
This image shows the ExoPlanet HIP 65426 b in different bands of infrared light, as seen from the James Webb Space Telescope.
