The Big Occulting Steerable Satellite

Table of contents

The Big Occulting Steerable Satellite

Info

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The Search for Planets

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Observational Challenges

Observational Solutions

Natural (Lunar) Occultations

Occultation by Artificial Satellites

BOSS Configuration

Telescope-Occulter Configurations

Ground-Space Configuration

Space-Space Configuration

Orbital Lagrangian Points

Orbits About L2

BOSS Location

How Big?

MASS SCALING

How Far?

Orbital Mechanics

Candidate Launch Vehicle

Steering BOSS

The Satellite as a Source

Diffraction

Appodization

The Search for Planets

Planetary Thermal Emission

Planets in Reflected Starlight

Image simulation

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Accessible Stellar Systems

High Resolution

Benchmarks and Challenges

Current & Planned Activities

Author: BOSS

E-mail: boss@boss.phys.cwru.edu

Homepage: http://boss.phys.cwru.edu/