4 papers
From Light to Sound: Spectroscopic Evolution & Sonification of the flaring Nova V612 Scuti
Pragati Acharya, Elias Aydi, Kirill V. Sokolovsky +17
We present photometric and spectroscopic observations of the 2017 Galactic nova V612 Sct, whose optical evolution was marked by multiple unusually large maxima. The eruption includ…
Spectroscopic Analysis of the 2025 Eclipse of the Symbiotic Binary V1413 Aquilae
David Boyd, James Foster, Forrest Sims +12
We report on a coordinated campaign by amateur astronomers using a combination of high and low resolution spectroscopy to observe the 2025 eclipse of the symbiotic binary V1413 Aql…
Revisiting the Classics: On the Optical Colours of Novae as Standard Crayons
Peter Craig, Elias Aydi, Laura Chomiuk +9
We present a systematic study of the colours of novae over the course of their eruptions. Where possible, interstellar reddening was measured using the equivalent widths of…
The orbit and stellar masses of the archetype colliding-wind binary WR 140
Joshua D. Thomas, Noel D. Richardson, J. J. Eldridge +33
We present updated orbital elements for the Wolf-Rayet (WR) binary WR\,140 (HD\,193793; WC7pd + O5.5fc). The new orbital elements were derived using previously published measuremen…