Doing Research on Eclipsing Binary Stars with Small Telescopes and PC computers |
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Authors: | Shaukat Goderya |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Physics, Illinois State University, Normal, IL, 61790-4560 |
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Abstract: | Astronomical research with a small telescope (20 cm – 40 cm) has always been a challenging problem. The invention of CCD cameras
and personal computers has now put this question to past as small telescopes can do good and practicle science. This paper
describes the use of small telescope in the study of eclipsing binary stars. Binary stars play an important role as astrophysical
laboratories in our quest to understand the evolution and structure of stars. The most useful aspects of research with a small
telescope in binary star research is; 1) as a viable teaching laboratory for begining students 2) to teach and learn the fundamental
observational techniques that are common to many types of astronomical research areas 3) as a starting point to initiate research
programs in observational astronomy, optics, instrumentation, computational astrophysics and 4) as a foundation to develop
an infrastructure and technical know how for larger telescope facility.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
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Keywords: | Subject headings: Observatory: Small Telescopes – methods: Observational – Stars: Eclipsing Binaries |
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