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The Variable Stars South Eclipsing Binary Database

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Tom Richards
Director, Variable Stars South, Pretty Hill Observatory, P.O. Box 323, Kangaroo Ground, Vic 3097, Australia

Received October 1, 2012; revised October 18, 2012; accepted October 18, 2012

Abstract

Variable Stars South (VSS) has three active projects using electronic detectors to study eclipsing binaries, especially EAs. In addition to supplying JD observational data to the AAVSO International Database, VSS maintains a database of observed times of minima (ToM) and linear light elements derived from the ToMs. This database, located on the VSS website www.variablestarssouth.org, is updated monthly. In addition, the same page links to the areas