A dataset provided by the European Space Agency

Obs ID 2200727
Target/Line-of-sight Inspiration through space science - a CHEOPS-based education activity for high-school students
Gaia DR2 ID Gaia DR2 2643952940813536768
URL https://cheops.unige.ch/archive_browser/?visit-id=2200727
DOI https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-nmemslw
Author European Space Agency, Kate isaak
Description of observation
  • Target RA (J2000): 350.916534423828 °
  • Target Dec (J2000): -1.18929004669189 °
  • Gaia GMag: 10.72
  • Programme ID: CH_PR240001
  • PI of observing programme: Kate isaak
  • Title of programme: Inspiration through space science - a CHEOPS-based education activity for high-school students
  • Abstract: The topic of exoplanets speaks directly to the very simple and profound question of whether we are alone in the Universe and is easy to relate to. As such, it provides an excellent means through which to engage young people in some of the thrills of science and, critically, a vehicle with which to teach analytical skills. We propose to use CHEOPS data as the basis for a schools activity to run in 2023/2024. For this, we request a total of 24 orbits to observe transits of the ultra-short period, hot super-Earth K2-141b. 14-19 year olds will be invited to analyse the data and to work through a series of challenges based on the exoplanet light curve, using supporting resources designed specifically for the students and teachers (available in 21 different European languages). Student teams will use the knowledge they gain to address an open-ended question on exoplanets, with the opportunity to showcase their work at a European online event at the end of the school year.
Temporal Coverage 2023-09-10T23:28:00Z / 2023-09-12T16:29:00Z
Version 3.0
Mission Description CHEOPS (Benz et al., https://doi.org/10.1007/s10686-020-09679-4) is a European Space Agency (ESA) mission in partnership with Switzerland with important contributions to the payload and the ground segment from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

The satellite has a single payload comprising an ultra-high precision photometer covering the 330 - 1100 nm wavelength range in a single photometric band. Observations are made as part of the Guaranteed Time Observing Programme that is formulated by the CHEOPS Science Team, and the Guest Observers Programme through which the Community at large can apply for CHEOPS time.
Creator Contact https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/cheops/contact
Date Published 2026-03-05T11:41:33Z
Keywords CHEOPS exoplanet data, ESA CHEOPS mission dataset, exoplanet transit photometry data, high-precision space photometry observations, exoplanet light curves dataset, ultra-high precision stellar photometry, transit depth measurements, exoplanet radius determination data, time-series photometric observations, short-cadence photometry dataset, CHEOPS calibrated level 2 data, aperture photometry space data, stellar variability monitoring data, transiting exoplanet observations, hot Jupiter transit photometry, super-Earth transit data, exoplanet ephemeris refinement observations, phase curve photometry dataset, space-based optical photometry, visible wavelength exoplanet data, FITS light curve files, flux time-series exoplanet data, CHEOPS observation ID dataset, exoplanet follow-up observations, stellar host characterization photometry, ESA CHEOPS science archive data, precision transit timing measurements
Acknowledgements https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/cheops-guest-observers-programme/publication-guidelines
Publisher And Registrant European Space Agency
Credit Guidelines European Space Agency, Kate isaak et al., 2026, 'Inspiration through space science - a CHEOPS-based education activity for high-school students', 3.0, European Space Agency, https://doi.org/10.57780/esa-nmemslw