Wednesday, January 11, 2017

Resurvey of Kepler Legacy Stars Long and Short Cadence Data

          KIC 1028018 LcTools Lightcurve Viewer

Citizen Scientists now have a second chance to survey the Legacy Kepler light curves from their computer den using the free LcTools program by Allan R Schmitt. The light curve resolution is outstanding. This year, using the LcTools generator, the Kepler Long Cadence light curves will be made available as text files in batches of ten thousand stars. Visit Allan R Schmitt's website for the latest release.




An Automated Search for Transiting Exocomets- HD 182952 (KIC 8027456)

A team of astronomers led by Grant M. Kennedy , discovered a potential third comet system in the Kepler prime field data of HD 182952 (KIC...