My First ExoPlanet? Qatar 9b

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American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Wed, 02/16/2022 - 18:46

So I was hoping to get some confirmation on a target I took last night, I tried my first exoplanet and feel like it came across ok.  I had some clouds near the end, and it looks like my timing was off by 57 minutes?  I think that is what the charte here is showing vs the expected transit time.

It ended up being 18s exposures for a little over 4 hours, but shifted?

again, first exoplanet try here so be kind, and it was fairly faint. 14.1 mag star.  First, I am assuming this was the exoplanet?  and I guess I would love to know why the time shift?  daylight savings somehow?  I looked at headers of images and time seemed accurate.

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Affiliation
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
First exoplanet obs

Congrats on your first observation. It looks good!

The next step is to submit to the AED ( https://app.aavso.org/exosite/submit )
There it will be picked up by NASA for display at  https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/exoplanet-watch/results/

Instructions for submitting are on the website.

Your data was processed with the HOPS software. If you have questions about how to get that data into the form, contact me at gsilvis@aavso.org

We have been dealing mostly with the Exotic software package; I would like to see what HOPS produces and facilitate including its data into the AED.
 

George