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Why do astronauts find it difficult to locate extrasolar planets with a telescopes?
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∙ 9y ago
Two reasons.
(1) Such planets are very dim, from our point of view. Some of the planets in our own Solar System look roughly as bright as the brightest stars; now imagine them at least 100,000 times farther - that would make them 10 billion times dimmer, from our point of view.
(2) Such planets are very close to their star - once again, from our point of view, i.e., considering the angular distance.
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What are star planets called?
That doesn't make sense. There are stars, and there are planets. If you mean "planets around stars, other than the Sun", those are usually called "extrasolar planets" or "exoplanets".
Why do you have astronauts?
Well, to explore space ofcourse. Astronauts go to space to find new planets or such. They observe what is happening.
The first seven astronauts were in missions named after what planets?
mercury
What is astronauts do?
Astronauts go to different planets etc and collect specimens and other things so that scientists can research and find out more about our solar system.
What do astronauts get when they do their homework?
Astronauts who do their homework and learn what they're supposed to learn are rewarded with a flight into space.
Why do astronomers find it difficult to locate extrasolar planets with telescopes-?
Light from the stars they orbit makes it difficult to see them.
Why do astronomers find it difficult to locate extrasolar planets with telephones?
Its simple! They use telescopes instead!
Why do astronomers find it difficult to locate extrasolar extrasolar planets with telescopes?
Planets are considerably smaller than their parent stars, also they emit no light and are very close to the star. With all this combined, separating between the two with a telescope is very difficult.
Why do astronomers find it difficult to to locate extrasolar planets with telescope?
light from the they orbit makes it difficult to locate extrasolar planets with telescope
Why do astronomers find it difficult to locate extrasolar planets with telescope?
light from the they orbit makes it difficult to locate extrasolar planets with telescope
Why do astronomers find it difficult to locate extrasolar planets with telescopes?
Planets are considerably smaller than their parent stars, also they emit no light and are very close to the star. With all this combined, separating between the two with a telescope is very difficult.
Why do astronomers find it difficult to locate extrasolar planets with telescopes?
Planets are considerably smaller than their parent stars, also they emit no light and are very close to the star. With all this combined, separating between the two with a telescope is very difficult.
Will astronauts disover more planets?
I would suppose that the scientist with the super powered telescopes would discover planets before the astronauts would.
Where are ExtraSolar planets found?
Extrasolar planets are planets found orbiting stars other then our own.
Why do astronomers find it difficult to locate extrasolar planets with telescopos?
extra solar planets are not bright compared to the stars they orbit
Are there any extrasolar planets?
Yes. So far nearly 2,000 extrasolar planets have been discovered.
Why do astronomer find it difficult to locate extrasolar planets with telescope?
extrasolar planers are not bright compared to the stars they orbit For approximately the same reason that it's difficult to spot a mosquito circling a street light that is 5 miles away, with a telescope.
