Undergraduate Research to Obtain Preliminary Solutions for New Eclipsing Binary Systems

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Jan 2009

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American Astronomical Society, AAS Meeting #213, #410.18; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, Vol. 41, p.214

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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An ongoing research program using the 0.61-m telescope at the US Air Force Academy (AFA) Observatory strives to identify, conduct multi-filter photometry, and obtain preliminary model solutions to new eclipsing binary systems. The new candidate systems currently come from the recent list of over 1800 suspected variable stars in the original CCD/Transit Instrument (CTI-I) survey. The undergraduate students involved in the program are AFA cadets in academic research courses and visiting students from the Appalachian College Association's Consortium for Astronomy Research and Teaching (CART) who conduct observations over the summer at the AFA Observatory and continue collaborative interactions with AFA cadets during the following academic year. The goal is to increase the number of known eclipsing variable star systems and identify interesting systems for follow-up research. This is an ideal small telescope research program in which to involve undergraduate students. Hundreds of potential eclipsing systems remaining to be explored.

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