I believe confirmation is usually just a process of double-checking data and waiting to see a regular cycle of wobbles or occultations. Directly observing a pla

I believe confirmation is usually just a process of double-checking data and waiting to see a regular cycle of wobbles or occultations. Directly observing a planet with current telescopes is difficult but it has been done: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Exoplanets_detected_by_direct_imaging http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Exoplanets_detected_by...