Doppler Effect Lab Report

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This lab was quite difficult for me because I had absolutely no idea what I was doing or how I was even getting the answers, but I was able to complete it and I did learn a few things about this lab like how the Doppler Effect is used to discover an extrasolar planet. To begin with an extrasolar planet is any planetary body that is outside the solar system and that usually orbits a star other than the Sun. Direct evidence of extrasolar planets is very difficult to obtain. Astronomers use methods like the Doppler technique which are commonly used more when searching for extrasolar planets. The Doppler technique is a good method for discovering extrasolar planets. It is used to analyze the motion and properties of the star and planet. Both the

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