Would't it be cool...
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by sensei_jiva
if the purple dot was a planet passing in front of it?
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by Budgieye moderator
Yes, it would be great if it was a planet, but we'll leave that search for the Planet Hunters.
artist's impression of planet transit
Zooniverse website: Planet Hunters http://www.planethunters.org/ There are many dedicated planet hunters analysing the Kepler data, looking for planets.dip in star brightness indicate planet
Exoplanet information
4.10 exoplanets http://talk.galaxyzoo.org/#/boards/BGZ0000001/discussions/DGZ0000wrb?page=4&comment_id=53d8b9ef0d43f77b9e000f9b
Exoplanets can only be seen around several of the nearer stars, this one is too far away
Our image is of overexposed stars, these images are optimized for galaxies, not stars. Purple spots are overloaded ccds complaining,
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