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-**Socrates:** Ah, so the "+" symbol at the center indicates where the star would have been. Here’s another question about the transit method: If the total amount of light includes both starlight and the planet’s reflected light, wouldn’t the total light decrease slightly when the planet moves behind the star?
+**Socrates:** Ah, so the "★" symbol at the center indicates where the star would have been. Here’s another question about the transit method: If the total amount of light includes both starlight and the planet’s reflected light, wouldn’t the total light decrease slightly when the planet moves behind the star?
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