When to Use Exoplanet Transit 3D Explorer - Best Sessions and Limits
The Exoplanet Transit 3D Explorer fits classroom exoplanet detection demos, short curiosity breaks, and literacy around transit depth from (Rplanet/Rstar) squared. It is an educational geometry visualization - not a photometry pipeline - so a few session types need another tool.
A five-minute classroom demo
Open Exoplanet Transit 3D Explorer, select Jupiter depth, press Play orbit, and pause when the star dims about 1%. Switch to Earth depth and read 0.0084% in the panel - faster than a static light-curve sketch alone.
TRAPPIST-1 and multi-planet context
Toggle Show TRAPPIST-1 note while scrubbing to cite 7 transiting planets with 1.5 to 19 day periods from the published catalog - a bridge from geometry to real discoveries.
Sessions it does not fit
These sessions do not fit Exoplanet Transit 3D Explorer: any time you need our solar system orbits only, stellar evolution timelines, or real telescope FITS analysis. Use Solar System 3D Explorer or Star Lifecycle 3D Explorer instead. It also needs WebGL in the browser.
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