Transit Simulator (NAAP)

Demonstrates how a planet passing in front of its parent star can cause dips in the star's lightcurve, potentially leading to the planet's detection.

Running this animation on your computer...

1. right-click to download transitsimulator.swf and transitsimulator.html to the same directory
2. open the html file in a browser to run the animation

Linking to this animation...

1. copy and paste the code below into your webpage or blog:
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Putting this animation on your website...

1. upload transitsimulator.swf to the same directory as your webpage
2. copy and paste the following code into your webpage:
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