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Ian Porritt

Palmerston North, New Zealand

Amateur astronomer helping discover new exoplanets using gravitational microlensing

Member Scientific Coalition for UAP Studies https://www.explorescu.org/

UFO UAP phenomena commentator

Following the data no matter where it goes

Encouraging scientific rigor

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A terrestrial planet in a ~1-AU orbit around one member of a ~15-AU binary

Ian Porritt

A terrestrial planet in a ~1-AU orbit around one member of a ~15-AU binary

Research article in Science 4 July 2014 Turitea is my observatory To see the article click on the Planet.pdf below Other Publications...

My Observatory Gear

Ian Porritt

My Observatory Gear

Dome Sirius 2.3m Home observatory Main Telescope Meade LX200 14" ACF Feathertouch SCT MicroFocuser LX200 Ultra Wedge Dew Shield...

Searching for Earth-like planets: Newly spotted frozen world orbits in a binary star system

Ian Porritt

Searching for Earth-like planets: Newly spotted frozen world orbits in a binary star system

https://phys.org/news/2014-07-earth-like-planets-newly-frozen-world.html by Pam Frost Gorder, The Ohio State University This artist's...

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