Ian Roxburgh, professor of astronomy at Queen Mary, University of London, said the transit method still favoured the detection of big planets, because they blocked out more light from the parent star.
Recording the blips also requires sending this gathered-up light through microscope lenses to filter out rival light from the laser itself.
On another morning, we set out at first light from the house in Shey for morning prayers at the 15th-century Tikse Monastery.
To work around this problem, Project 1640 uses a suite of hardware and software that basically cuts out the light from the nearby star.
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To do that, Project 1640 effectively blots out the light from stars, which allows astronomers to more clearly observe what might be around them, including objects up to 10 million times fainter than the star itself (the image on the right above is a nearby star captured with the imaging system in place, compared to the same star captured without the new system on the left).
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The aircraft was about three miles (4.8km) out from the runway when the pilot reported a "blinding light", Exeter Airport said.
When his mistake emerged, Bob would have had a metaphorical clip round the ear from the gaffer and would be sent out at first light the next day with brush and paint to correct his mistake.
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While the unit we played with is a pre-production model and will likely be fixed by the time it hits retail, the display was slightly washed out and light was bleeding in from both sides of the panel.
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It reappeared shortly afterward, on the opposite side of the city, popping out from behind a cloud, bathing Harlem and the East River in a chalky light, and, as though caught by a gust of wind, it rolled toward the Bronx.
Even those setting off the firecrackers would dart out into the road, light the fuse and then rush back into a doorway to take shelter from the downpour.
"Additionally, a malfunctioning stop lamp switch may also result in intermittent operation of the push-button start feature, affect the operation of the brake-transmission shift interlock feature, preventing the shifter from being moved out of the park position and cause the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) malfunction light to illuminate, " stated NHTSA documents.
No light glowed from the blacked-out town four miles beyond.
From this it was possible to work out which wavelengths of light the planet reflects, and which it absorbs in other words, its colour.
You'll have to shield the photo from the light for a bit to ensure that it comes out properly.
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Katy Perry seemed to be spilling out of her tight light green gown with a keyhole detail on the bodice from Gucci.
Just think about it: a federal moratorium on light bulbs (something that actually occurred in another Rand novel, Anthem, because the state determined light bulbs would put candle makers out of work from their government assigned jobs).
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At the time, Jewish people were being driven out of Eastern Europe, often escaping to the sounds of gunfire and the light from their villages burning to the ground.
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While their handsets were scratch-free when they come out of the box, the handsets soon picked up significant damage on the back and sides from light usage.
But astronomers have figured out a clever way for Hubble to "observe" the effects of the transit on the light from the sun: by looking at the moon.
The report said that male cyclists are generally quicker getting away from a red light - or, indeed, jump red lights - and so get out of the danger area.
Armed only with the light and apps from your in-game smartphone, you must try to get out alive.
Behind him, the twisting green vines stretch out into the distance, their leaves tinged with gauzy mid-afternoon light, their stems rising up from a rich ochre-red soil.
The DoE challenged firms to develop a design that gave out a warm light similar to that from an incandescent bulbs but was much more energy efficient.
The pieces have an Egyptian look and mirrored sides that bounce light from a low-powered diode laser at one another and consequently knock each other out of the game.
McIntosh struck a six and 10 fours during his four-and-a-half-hour innings but missed out on a second Test hundred when he edged a ball from Hauritz to Simon Katich shortly before the umpires offered the light.
The infra-red light from dust heated by a star has a much longer wavelength ie, is cooler than most of the light from the star itself, so a camera tuned to the right wavelength can pick out a dust disc without being totally blinded by the stellar glare.
It comes from The Sound the Speed the Light, Mission of Burma's third post-reunion album, out Tuesday.
Because the universe is expanding, any wave of light emitted from a far-flung source is stretched out.
Marshall's brother James survived to reach 33 not out and he managed to keep night-watchman Paul Wiseman away from the strike in the final two overs before the fading light forced a halt.
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