scholarly journals The Amateur and Eclipsing Binary Stars

1988 ◽  
Vol 98 ◽  
pp. 35-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Bradshaw Wood
Keyword(s):  
Binary Stars ◽  
Variable Stars ◽  
Eclipsing Binary ◽  
Astronomical Observations ◽  
Minimum Light ◽  
Eclipsing Binary Stars ◽  
Made In

Probably no other branch of science has benefited as much from the work of dedicated amateurs as has the science of Astronomy. While some amateurs have made many useful types of astronomical observations– comets, meteors, occultations, etc. – perhaps none has been as extensive and as useful as those made in the field of variable stars. There are not nearly enough professional astronomers to keep under proper observation the increasingly large number of known variables. While all kinds of them are well worth continuous study, this paper will call attention to the importance of eclipsing variables and in particular the systematic and continuing observation of their times of minimum light.

scholarly journals Roberts of Lovedale and Eclipsing Binary Stars

1988 ◽  
Vol 98 ◽  
pp. 48-49
Author(s):  
Thomas R. Williams
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Binary Stars ◽  
Variable Stars ◽  
Apparent Brightness ◽  
Eclipsing Binary ◽  
Systematic Survey ◽  
Eclipsing Binary Stars ◽  
Mathematical Astronomy

Alexander William Roberts, a great humanitarian and teacher in South Africa, was also a luminary in the astronomical world. This paper discusses his work on variable stars and touches briefly on his career in other areas. Born and educated in Scotland, Roberts migrated to South Africa in 1883, at age 25, to teach at the Native College at Lovedale. He studied mathematical astronomy as a recreational pursuit, but became an active observer in 1889. After two years of general observing, be began a systematic survey using binoculars and an old one-inch theodolite. He carefully plotted all visible stars in selected areas and ranked them in order of their apparent brightness, doing so repeatedly on six evenings for each of the selected areas. His composite sketch became a reference chart as he searched for changes in these fields. With this technique, Roberts discovered more than 20 variable stars.

Period Changes of Ten Eclipsing Variable Stars

1991 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyu-Dong Oh
Keyword(s):  
Binary Stars ◽  
Variable Stars ◽  
Physical Explanation ◽  
Eclipsing Binary ◽  
Eclipsing Variable Stars ◽  
Eclipsing Binary Stars ◽  
Period Variations

AbstractWe examine the period variations of ten eclipsing binary stars and from the combined result, attempt to construct a physical explanation for their behaviour.

scholarly journals Testing convection in stellar models using detached eclipsing binaries

2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (S239) ◽  
pp. 157-159
Author(s):  
John Southworth ◽  
Hans Bruntt
Keyword(s):  
Binary Stars ◽  
Eclipsing Binaries ◽  
Eclipsing Binary ◽  
Fundamental Properties ◽  
Eclipsing Binary Stars ◽  
Average System ◽  
Stellar Models

AbstractThe fundamental properties of detached eclipsing binary stars can be measured very accurately, which could make them important objects for constraining the treatment of convection in theoretical stellar models. However, only four or five pieces of information can be found for the average system, which is not enough. We discuss studies of more interesting and useful objects: eclipsing binaries in clusters and eclipsing binaries with pulsating components.

scholarly journals A survey of eclipsing binary stars in the eastern spiral arm of M31

2005 ◽  
Vol 362 (3) ◽  
pp. 1006-1014 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Todd ◽  
D. Pollacco ◽  
I. Skillen ◽  
D. M. Bramich ◽  
S. Bell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Binary Stars ◽  
Eclipsing Binary ◽  
Eclipsing Binary Stars ◽  
Spiral Arm

scholarly journals Eclipsing binary stars in the era of massive surveys First results and future prospects

2017 ◽  
Vol 152 ◽  
pp. 02014
Author(s):  
Athanasios Papageorgiou ◽  
Márcio Catelan ◽  
Rodrigo Contreras Ramos ◽  
Andrew J. Drake
Keyword(s):  
Binary Stars ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
Eclipsing Binary ◽  
Eclipsing Binary Stars ◽  
First Results

scholarly journals ASAS census of twins

2020 ◽  
Vol 496 (3) ◽  
pp. 2605-2612
Author(s):  
Volkan Bakış ◽  
Zeki Eker ◽  
Oğuzhan Sarı ◽  
Gökhan Yücel ◽  
Eda Sonbaş
Keyword(s):  
Spectral Type ◽  
Binary Stars ◽  
Binary Systems ◽  
Eclipsing Binaries ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Eclipsing Binary ◽  
Type Distribution ◽  
Eclipsing Binary Stars ◽  
Detached Binaries

ABSTRACT Twin binaries were identified among the eclipsing binaries with δ > –30° listed in the All Sky Automated Survey (ASAS) catalogue. In addition to the known twin binaries in the literature, 68 new systems have been identified and photometric and spectroscopic observations were done. Colour, spectral type, temperature, ratio of radii and masses of the components have been derived and are presented. Including 12 twin binary systems that exist in both ASAS and the catalogue of absolute parameters of detached eclipsing binary stars, a total of 80 twin detached binary systems have been statistically studied. A comparison of the spectral type distribution of the twins with those of detached eclipsing binary stars in the ASAS database shows that the spectral type distribution of twins is similar to that of detached systems. This result has been interpreted as indicating that there is no special formation mechanism for twins compared to normal detached binaries. As a result of our case study for HD 154010, a twin binary, we present the precise physical parameters of the system.

scholarly journals Discovery and characterisation of long-period eclipsing binary stars from Kepler K2 campaigns 1, 2, and 3

2018 ◽  
Vol 616 ◽  
pp. A38 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. F. L. Maxted ◽  
R. J. Hutcheon
Keyword(s):  
Binary Stars ◽  
Binary Systems ◽  
Binary Star ◽  
Eclipsing Binaries ◽  
Star Model ◽  
Eclipsing Binary ◽  
Giant Stars ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Eclipsing Binary Stars

Context. The Kepler K2 mission now makes it possible to find and study a wider variety of eclipsing binary stars than has been possible to-date, particularly long-period systems with narrow eclipses. Aims. Our aim is to characterise eclipsing binary stars observed by the Kepler K2 mission with orbital periods longer than P ≈ 5.5 days. Methods. The ellc binary star model has been used to determine the geometry of eclipsing binary systems in Kepler K2 campaigns 1, 2 and 3. The nature of the stars in each binary is estimated by comparison to stellar evolution tracks in the effective temperature – mean stellar density plane. Results. 43 eclipsing binary systems have been identified and 40 of these are characterised in some detail. The majority of these systems are found to be late-type dwarf and sub-giant stars with masses in the range 0.6–1.4 solar masses. We identify two eclipsing binaries containing red giant stars, including one bright system with total eclipses that is ideal for detailed follow-up observations. The bright B3V-type star HD 142883 is found to be an eclipsing binary in a triple star system. We observe a series of frequencies at large multiples of the orbital frequency in BW Aqr that we tentatively identify as tidally induced pulsations in this well-studied eccentric binary system. We find that the faint eclipsing binary EPIC 201160323 shows rapid apsidal motion. Rotational modulation signals are observed in 13 eclipsing systems, the majority of which are found to rotate non-synchronously with their orbits. Conclusions. The K2 mission is a rich source of data that can be used to find long period eclipsing binary stars. These data combined with follow-up observations can be used to precisely measure the masses and radii of stars for which such fundamental data are currently lacking, e.g., sub-giant stars and slowly-rotating low-mass stars.

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