From Italy:

PLANETARY RESEARCH TEAM - COELUM ASTRONOMIA

27th February 2008: PUBLIC OBSERVATION OF EXTRA SOLAR

PLANET XO-2b TRANSIT FROM EVERY EUROPEAN ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY!

Dear colleagues,

here two wonderful initiatives!

1) I have the pleasure of mailing You here enclosed the statement edit by Angelo Angeletti, about XO-2b transit happened on 24th January last where You can find light curves obtained in Italy using different instrumentations, from an 80mm apochromatic refractor to a 500mm RC reflecting telescope equipped both with classic CCD and with simple digital CMOS camera. We beg You to look over this very interesting document!
We sincerely wish this report can induce a great number of astronomy lovers - also from other European Countries - to attemp shooting XO-2b transit on 6th, 14th and 27th February next!
LET'S TRY!!

2)
XO-2b TRANSIT LIVE ON THE WEB ON 6TH FEBRUARY

FROM "CENTRO ASTRONOMICO DI LIBBIANO" (PISA / ITALY)

FROM 10:00 p.m. TO 02:00 a.m.

While preparing the great event that will happen on 27th February 2008,
on 6th February next, the Centro Astronomico di Libbiano –

"AAAV - Associazione Astrofili Alta Valdera di Peccioli" (http://www.astrofilialtavaldera.com/obs/Osservatorio.html) will broadcast XO-2b transit live from the web site: www.coelum.com.

During this night, all procedures indispensable to get images of the star field where XO-2b planetary system is located will be applied.

This observation will also have a didactic purpose: anyone having doubts or problems about using software TRel, about images calibration procedures or about correct exposure time, will be possible to ask relative questions to the qualified member of "Centro Astronomico di Libbiano", by live - chat (also available in English language for foreign users).

LINK UP YOURSELVES: IT IS AN EVENT NOT TO BE MISSED!

Rodolfo Calanca, Angelo Angeletti, Fabiano Barabucci, Francesco Barabucci, Gianclaudio Ciampechini, Alberto Villa, Paolo Bacci, Enzo Rossi and all the italian Team members wish you a nice observation!

EXOPLANET LIVE! PROJECT

AN OBSERVATIONAL EVENT ACROSS EUROPE - PROMOTED BY THE PLANETARY RESEARCH TEAM AND COELUM ASTRONOMIA MAGAZINE

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