'Type star' presentation slideshows

Confirming the Nature of Transiting Candidates

Confirming the Nature of Transiting Candidates. Spectroscopic observations are essential for transit searches: Eliminate False positives Derive stellar parameters essential for planet mass and radius (S/N > 100) Derive the planet mass through Radial Velocity Variations (S/N > 10-20).

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Agenda

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Wide system containing a B type star.

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Taming the Invisible Monster: The Spectral Energy Distribution of Epsilon Aurigae

Taming the Invisible Monster: The Spectral Energy Distribution of Epsilon Aurigae (From the Far-Ultraviolet to the Far-Infrared). Steve B. Howell (NOAO) Don Hoard (Spitzer Science Center Bob Stencel (U. of Denver). What is Epsilon Aurigae?

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