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I recognized the WASP prefix. It's a pretty cool program[0].

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wide_Angle_Search_for_Planets

The software to detect the transits seems like a fun challenge. Locating each star in each of the images taken, then comparing their brightness in each one. Seems simple enough until you then realize your literally dealing with astronomically large numbers.



I love SPECULOOS as a network of robotic telescopes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speculaas




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