Transit observations

Transit observations involve monitoring the slight dimming of a star's light when a planet passes in front of it. This event, called a transit, allows scientists to determine the planet’s size, orbit, and sometimes atmospheric properties. By measuring the amount and timing of the star’s dimming, astronomers can infer the planet's characteristics and gather clues about its composition. Transit observations are a key method in exoplanet discovery and analysis, providing valuable data with high precision about planets outside our solar system.