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Research Programs at the Carter Observatory: An Overview

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

R. J. Dodd  and
W. Orchiston
R. J. Dodd
Affiliation:
Carter Observatory, PO Box 2909, Wellington, New ZealandDoddrj@vuw.ac.nz
W. Orchiston
Affiliation:
Carter Observatory, PO Box 2909, Wellington, New ZealandDoddrj@vuw.ac.nz
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Abstract

An outline is given of the main research programs currently in progress at the Carter Observatory. These include: the establishment of a set of standard star magnitudes and colours in the Vilnius seven-colour photometric system; the study of galactic and extragalactic star clusters using Vilnius and broadband photometries; binary stars and the development of APTs; and the history of Australasian astronomy. The role of Carter Observatory Honorary Research Associates is described and mention is made of the joint New Zealand/Japan program to observe gravitational microlensing effects, discover variable stars and patrol selected clusters of galaxies for supernovae.

Keywords

instrumentationeclipsing binariesstar clustersISMplanetary systems
Type
Education in Astronomy
Information
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , May 1996 , pp. 162 - 164
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1996

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