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Chat with Dr. Andrej Prsa
Dr. Andrej Prsa is the author of PHOEBE (PHysics Of Eclipsing BinariEs), a software package that enables users to model eclipsing binaries. Andrej is currently doing post-doctoral work at Villanova University, and continuing to develop PHOEBE.
Chat with him online on June 7 at 2100 EDT.
Modeling Eclipsing Binaries with PHOEBE for Fun and Profit*
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| Artistic impression of eclipsing binary system. Credit: NASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI). |
Picture this scenario. You have been bitten by the astronomy bug. You
have spent countless evenings watching the heavens, observing various
and sundry stars. Maybe, just maybe, some of those stars were eclipsing
binaries. What can you do with all those observations? Perhaps you have
submitted them to the AAVSO (bravo!). You might even have acquired
software that would enable you to analyze the data and determine periods
and amplitudes of variability. But still you wonder: "Is there anything
more that I could do with this data?".
If such a thought has ever crossed your mind, if you are interested in
eclipsing binaries, or even if you just have nothing better to do that
day, join us on June 7 at 2100 EDT for a chat with Andrej Prsa, the author
of PHOEBE . We will be discussing
eclipsing binaries, modeling EBs using PHOEBE, as well as taking
questions from the chatroom.
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1. Select an eclipsing binary
2. Observe said star
3. Model the system using Phoebe
4. ?????
5. PROFIT!
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