Research programs at the Carter Observatory: an overview

Details Research programs at the Carter Observatory: an overview Research programs at the Carter Observatory: an overview

May 1996

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1996pasa...13..162d&link_type=abstract

Publications Astronomical Society of Australia, vol. 13, no. 2, p. 162-164

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Eclipsing Binaries, Star Clusters, Ism, Planetary Systems

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An outline is given of the main research programmes currently in progress at the Carter Observatory. These include the establishment of a set of standard star magnitudes and colours in the Vilnius seven colour photometric system; the study of galactic and extragalactic star clusters using Vilnius and broadband photometries; binary stars and the development of APTs; and the history of Australasian astronomy. The role of Carter Observatory Honorary Research Associates is described and mention is made of the joint New Zealand/Japan programme to observe gravitational micro-lensing effects, discover variable stars and patrol selected clusters of galaxies for supernovae.

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