Abstract
Do stars like the sun also have similar planetary systems? No positive detection has been yet made, but observations by various ground based methods may soon produce answers. Gravitational microlensing events observed with high precision should show the presence of planets around distant normal stars1. Indirect searches are also currently being conducted of nearby stars, for stellar reaction motion through astrometry and doppler accelerometry. The sensitivity and length of observations should soon become adequate to sense Jupiter mass planets at a number of stars.
© 1995 Optical Society of America
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