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You not only need a system that has exoplanet transiting its star, you also need to have it happen at right time (it happens at most once per exopelanet's orbit
by twawaaay 4y ago
You not only need a system that has exoplanet transiting its star, you also need to have it happen at right time (it happens at most once per exopelanet's orbit) and also at right time for Webb to look at (remember, it is severely restricted in where it can point).
- chrononaut 4y agoDue to something about its instruments, or just due to being a limited resource? Edit: Answer provided in adjacent thread -- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34360391 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34360391