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We present a new catalogue of variable stars compiled from data taken for the University of New South Wales Extrasolar Planet Search. From 2004 October to 2007 May, 25 target fields were each observed for 1-4 months, resulting in ~87000…

We present results of a search for optical counterparts of X-ray sources in and toward the globular cluster Omega Centauri (NGC 5139) using the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) on the Hubble Space Telescope. The ACS data consist of a…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-12 Adrienne M. Cool , Daryl Haggard , Tersi Arias , Michelle Brochmann , Jason Dorfman , April Gafford , Vivian White , Jay Anderson

We present results of variability search in the field of the young open cluster NGC 1502. Eight variable stars were discovered. Of six other stars in the observed field that were suspected for variability, we confirm variability of two,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2009-12-04 G. Michalska , A. Pigulski , M. Stęślicki , A. Narwid

Using an image subtraction method we have searched for variable stars in the globular cluster M14. We confirmed 62 previously known catalogued variables. In addition to the previoulsy known variables we have identified 71 new variables. We…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2012-05-15 Kyle E. Conroy , Andrew N. Darragh , Zheyu J. Liu , Brian W. Murphy

This paper presents the Charge-Coupled Device time-series photometric observations of the open cluster NGC 1582 and its surrounding field with Johnson B, V and R filters by using Nanshan 1m telescope of Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory. 19…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2018-09-27 Fang-Fang Song , Ali Esamdin , Lu Ma , Jin-Zhong Liu , Yu Zhang , Hu-Biao Niu , Tao-Zhi Yang

We present the results of a photometric survey for variable stars in the nearby globular cluster M5. A 14.8x22.8 arcmin^2 field centered on the cluster was monitored for a total of 37 hours with a CCD camera mounted on the 1.0-m Swope…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. Kaluzny , I. Thompson , W. Krzeminski , W. Pych

We study variable stars in the field of the open cluster NGC 381 using photometric data observed over 27 nights and identify a total of 57 variable stars out of which five are member stars. The variable stars are classified based on their…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2023-02-15 Jayanand Maurya , Yogesh C. Joshi , A. Panchal , A. S. Gour

Detached eclipsing double line spectroscopic binaries are accurate distance indicators. They can be used for the direct determination of distances to globular clusters in which such systems can be identified. The results of major…

Astrophysics · Physics 2007-05-23 J. Kaluzny , I. Thompson , W. Krzeminski , A . Olech , W. Pych , B. Mochejska

We present the results of a variable stars search in the field of the old open cluster NGC 2204. Five new variables were found, four of them being eclipsing binaries. The sample includes a detached binary located at the turnoff, a W UMa -…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-06-25 M. Rozyczka , J. Kaluzny , W. Krzeminski , B. Mazur

We present the results of a deep, wide-field search for transiting `Hot Jupiter (HJ)' planets in the globular cluster omega Centauri. As a result of a 25-night observing run with the ANU 40-inch telescope at Siding Spring Observatory, a…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 David T F Weldrake , Penny D Sackett , Terry J Bridges , .

The stellar evolution theory of massive stars remains uncalibrated with high-precision photometric observational data mainly due to a small number of luminous stars that are monitored from space. Automated all-sky surveys have revealed…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2017-02-08 Jaan Laur , Indrek Kolka , Tõnis Eenmäe , Taavi Tuvikene , Laurits Leedjärv

We have conducted a 1.5 year-long variability study of the stars in the Cygnus OB2 association, the region in the northern hemisphere with the highest density of optically visible massive stars. The survey was conducted using four pointings…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2014-10-27 J. Salas , J. Maíz Apellániz , R. H. Barbá

The $13.6\times 13.6$ arcmin$^{2}$ field covering the central part of the globular cluster NGC~6397 was surveyed in a search for short-period variable stars. We obtained light curves for 6 close binaries, 2 SX~Phe stars and 1 RR~Lyrae…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-28 J. Kaluzny

A photometric study of variable stars in the field of old open cluster NGC 188 is discussed. Observations were carried out in two bands R and I for 5513 stars up to R = 17 mag in the field of 1.5 x 1.5 grad. around the cluster. The…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2013-04-19 A. A. Popov , V. V. Krushinsky , E. A. Avvakumova , A. Y. Burdanov , A. F. Punanova , I. S. Zalozhnih

We used four-year baseline HST/WFC3 IR observations of the Galactic Centre in the F153M band (1.53 micron) to identify variable stars in the central ~2.3'x2.3' field. We classified 3845 long-term (periods from months to years) and 76…

We present a catalog of photometrically variable stars discovered within two 21'.3 X 21'.3 fields centered on the Cygnus OB2 association. There have hitherto been no deep optical variability studies of Cyg OB2 despite it being replete with…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-05-20 Calen B Henderson , Kris Z Stanek , Ondrej Pejcha , Jose L Prieto

We obtained a series of more than two hundred R-band CCD images for the crowded central (115"x77") region of the metal-poor globular cluster M15 with an angular resolution of 0.5"-0.9" in most images. Optimal image subtraction was used to…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-10 Alexander P. Zheleznyak , Valery V. Kravtsov

We present a new search for variable stars in the Galactic globular cluster M28 (NGC 6626). The search is based on a series of BVI images obtained with the SMARTS Consortium's 1.3m telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory,…

Solar and Stellar Astrophysics · Physics 2015-06-05 G. Prieto , M. Catelan , R. Contreras Ramos , B. J. Pritzl , H. A. Smith , J. Alonso-Garcia

We have used deep V-band and JHKs-band observations to investigate variability and stellar populations near the Galactic plane in Centaurus, and compared the observations with the Galactic model of Besancon. By applying image subtraction…

Astrophysics of Galaxies · Physics 2016-10-12 P. Pietrukowicz , D. Minniti , J. Alonso-Garcia , M. Hempel

Recent wide-field photometric surveys which target a specific field for long durations are ideal for studying both long and short period stellar variability. Here we report on 75 variable stars detected during observations of a field in…