Finding Exoplanets Using TESS and Ground-Based Photometry

Since the first exoplanet was observed in 1992, over five thousand exoplanets have been confirmed, primarily using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). In collaboration with the TESS follow-up group and the ground-based photometry subgroup, we combined the TESS input catalog and data from Las Cumbres Observatory ground-based telescopes to identify exoplanets using the transit method. In this presentation, we cover how to identify exoplanet candidates using ground-based telescopes, discuss our results, and touch on how TESS revolutionized the field of exoplanet research.