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astro-ph.SR2016★ 17 cited

Stellar Variability and Flare Rates from Dome A, Antarctica using 2009 and 2010 CSTAR Observations

Ryan J. Oelkers, Lucas M. Macri, Lifan Wang +12

The Chinese Small Telescope ARray (CSTAR) carried out high-cadence time-series observations of 20.1 square degrees centered on the South Celestial Pole during the 2008, 2009 & 2010…

astro-ph.SR2014★ 21 cited

Difference Image Analysis of Defocused Observations with CSTAR

Ryan J. Oelkers, Lucas M. Macri, Lifan Wang +13

The Chinese Small Telescope ARray (CSTAR) carried out high-cadence time-series observations of 27 square degrees centered on the South Celestial Pole during the Antarctic winter se…

astro-ph.SR2013★ 48 cited

Photometry of Variable Stars from Dome A, Antarctica: Results from the 2010 Observing Season

Lingzhi Wang, Lucas M. Macri, Lifan Wang +17

We present results from a season of observations with the Chinese Small Telescope ARray (CSTAR), obtained over 183 days of the 2010 Antarctic winter. We carried out high-cadence ti…

astro-ph.SR2012★ 38 cited

Geometry and velocity structure of HD 44179's bipolar jet

Joshua D. Thomas, Adolf N. Witt, Jason P. Aufdenberg +4

In this paper we analyse a set of 33 optical spectra, which were acquired with the ARCES echelle spectrograph (R = 38,000) on the 3.5-m telescope at the Apache Point Observatory. W…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 46 cited

Photometry of Variable Stars from Dome A, Antarctica

Lingzhi Wang, Lucas M. Macri, Kevin Krisciunas +18

Dome A on the Antarctic plateau is likely one of the best observing sites on Earth thanks to the excellent atmospheric conditions present at the site during the long polar winter n…

astro-ph.SR2011★ 9 cited

The nature of the Na I D-lines in the Red Rectangle

Joshua D. Thomas, Adolf N. Witt, Jason P. Aufdenberg +6

In this paper we examine the profiles of the complex Na I D-lines in the Red Rectangle. The spectra were acquired with the ARCES échelle spectrograph R = 38,000 on the 3.5-m telesc…

astro-ph.SR2010★ 31 cited

Characterisation of Sloan Digital Sky Survey Stellar Photometry

Masataka Fukugita, Naoki Yasuda, Mamoru Doi +2

We study the photometric properties of stars in the data archive of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), the prime aim being to understand the photometric calibration over the enti…