2 papers
astro-ph.EP2012
Planet Hunters: New Kepler planet candidates from analysis of quarter 2
Chris J. Lintott, Megan E. Schwamb, Thomas Barclay +17
We present new planet candidates identified in NASA Kepler quarter two public release data by volunteers engaged in the Planet Hunters citizen science project. The two candidates p…
astro-ph.EP2011
Planet Hunters: The First Two Planet Candidates Identified by the Public using the Kepler Public Archive Data
Debra Fischer, Megan Schwamb, Kevin Schawinski +28
Planet Hunters is a new citizen science project, designed to engage the public in an exoplanet search using NASA Kepler public release data. In the first month after launch, users…