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CFHT Transit Search

The CFHT Transit Search uses the CFH12k Camera (42 arcmin x 28 arcmin) on the Canada-France-Hawaii 3.6m Telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, to monitor large numbers of stars in rich Galactic fields at high time sampling (1 image per 2-3 minutes) to look for planetary transits.

Click on the links below to obtain details about the program. Since this page is still under construction, some of the links may not be active, yet.


Program Description

General

Observing Techniques

Photometric Reduction Techniques

Transit Finding Techniques 


Data Archive Access

General Information

EXP2 -- CFHT -- Dec 2001 / Jan 2002


Links to

EXP1 Data Archive (part of NOAO Survey Program)

EXP3 Data Archive (part of NOAO Survey Program)

EXP4 Data Archive (part of NOAO Survey Program)

NOAO Survey Program

EXPLORE/OC: Open Cluster Search

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