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Amateur astronomers prove their mettle An international team of professional and amateur astronomers, employing a budget telescope atop a Hawaiian volcano have discovered their first extra-solar planet. This discovery demonstrates how effective amateurs can be in contributing to serious research. However, amateurs without $60,000 or a volcano need not apply.
The team, led by Peter McCullough of the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, included four amateur enthusiasts from Europe and North America.
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