I am a science geek! Interests Astronomy, Skiing, Philosophy, basically any form of technology including writing automation software for my observatory. I will also share this with others using the same EQMOD/Astroart tool set.
If you would like to practice building a nice image of Orion nebular but do not have the time to collect all the images… They are now available on this site.
Finally my book is on Amazon Kindle and available in paperback. It should be on the Amazon site now. Novella set in Oklahoma. Fiction Thriller Conspiracy .
The lecture on technical challenges of measurement in astronomy went well and loads of interesting questions. All started from the slow (15years) of looking for exoplanets round V470 Cam. Easily visible reduction in the errors over the time I have been making measurements. Some of the error reduction techniques I have used.
Delivered to a great audience at the Farnborough Site (Cody AS). Mix of history, science, technical information and current research. Need to put it on Astrospeakers.org
Now loaded on arXiv.org Cornell University Archive.
arXiv:2206.06919 [pdf, ps, other] astro-ph.SR astro-ph.EPEclipse timing variations in post-common envelope binaries: Are they a reliable indicator of circumbinary companions?
Abstract: Post-common envelope binary systems evolve when matter is transferred from the primary star at a rate that cannot be accommodated by its secondary companion. A common envelope forms which is subsequently ejected resulting in a system with a binary period frequently between 2 and 3 hours. Where circumbinary companions are predicted, it remains unclear whether they form before or after the common en…
▽ MoreSubmitted 14 June, 2022; originally announced June 2022.Comments: 16 pages, 8 figures, 7 binary systems and 163 observations