Oct 15, 20131 minSpotting RR Lyrae StarsRR Lyrae stars are a special type of variable star that changes in brightness due to radial pulsations that increase and decrease the...
Aug 17, 20132 minA mysterious object no moreThis post is by Tabby Boyajian, one of the Planet Hunters science team at Yale As you all know, planethunter volunteers use archive data...
Feb 11, 20133 minStarspots and TransitsThere was a great question about transits in response to my post about “What Factors Impact Transit Shape” so I thought I’d answer in a...
Dec 30, 20122 minA Newly Spotted RR Lyrae StarAlthough Kepler was designed to find extrasolar planets, the Kepler light curves with their high temporal cadence and measurement...