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The MOA 1.8-metre alt-az wide-field survey telescope and the MOA project
J. B. Hearnshaw, F. Abe, I. A. Bond +12
A new 1.8-m wide-field alt-az survey telescope was installed at Mt John University Observatory in New Zealand in October 2004. The telescope will be dedicated to the MOA (Microlens…
Determination of stellar shape in microlensing event MOA 2002-BLG-33
N. J. Rattenbury, F. Abe, D. P. Bennett +30
We report a measurement of the shape of the source star in microlensing event MOA 2002-BLG-33. The lens for this event was a close binary whose centre-of-mass passed almost directl…
Photometry of pulsating stars in the Magellanic Clouds as observed in the MOA project
J. B. Hearnshaw, I. A. Bond, N. J. Rattenbury +24
A review of the MOA (Microlensing Observations in Astrophysics) project is presented. MOA is a collaboration of approximately 30 astronomers from New Zealand and Japan established…
Mount Pinatubo and Atmospheric Extinction at Mount John University Observatory 1987-94
M. C. Forbes, T. Banks, D. J. Sullivan +3
Atmospheric extinction in the V passband at Mount John University Observatory, New Zealand, from 1987-94 is presented and the effect of the 1991 Mount Pinatubo volcanic eruption is…