Sagittarius Window Eclipsing Extrasolar Planet Search

Sagittarius Window Eclipsing Extrasolar Planet Search
Detail image with exoplanet locations indicated with green circles.
Alternative namesSWEEPS

The Sagittarius Window Eclipsing Extrasolar Planet Search, or SWEEPS, was a 2006 astronomical survey project using the Hubble Space Telescope's Advanced Camera for Surveys - Wide Field Channel to monitor 180,000 stars for seven days to detect extrasolar planets via the transit method.

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