What Is the Microlensing Technique

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Multiple Choice

What is the microlensing technique?

• A) A small telescope is placed in orbit around Earth to observe extrasolar planets.
• B) A planet that passes between Earth and some distant star focuses the starlight and causes an increase in its apparent brightness.
• C) Refracting telescopes for use in the search for extrasolar planets are constructed with very small lenses to avoid the problems of large refraction telescopes.
• D) A planet passing between Earth and its star focuses the light from the star and makes it appear to brighten.

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