tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5370244996799641072.post3243939247393971205..comments2023-10-07T10:07:01.102-05:00Comments on Sufficiently Advanced: Potentially Habitable Planet Found Around Another StarMatt Metcalfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02268285943179215709noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5370244996799641072.post-86040552509953361842007-04-26T08:30:00.000-05:002007-04-26T08:30:00.000-05:00Thanks for pointing that out. I tried to do my ho...Thanks for pointing that out. I tried to do my homework, but I also wanted to get this post out fairly quickly, because it's pretty big news.Matt Metcalfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02268285943179215709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5370244996799641072.post-25901423927530872832007-04-25T13:02:00.000-05:002007-04-25T13:02:00.000-05:00Nice coverage. Thanks.You have the SIM story wron...Nice coverage. Thanks.<BR/>You have the SIM story wrong, however. It uses interferometry, but not to manage the stellar/planetary photons. Rather, it accomplishes the most precise angular measurements of the stars reflex motion due to planet(s) in orbit about the star to allow determination of the planet(s) masses and orbit, parameters fundamental to modeling the planets potential habitability. The technicque is called astrometry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com