See our ε Aurigae poster here.
Dr. Hoard's epsAur Spectral Energy Distribution poster here.
Spitzer Science Center press release here.
NPR interview here.
Professor Stanford's press conference video here.
Prof. Stanford / CSM poster in Washington
Our ε Aur team: CSM lab tech Dean Drumheller, NOAO scientist and team leader Dr. Steve Howell, SSC research scientist Dr. Don Hoard, San Mateo high school teacher and team coordinator Sally Seebode, and CSM professor Darryl Stanford at the AAS meeting in Washington, DC.
Epsilon Aurigae - A CSM Spectroscopic Investigation
Astronomers debate the identity of the companion that eclipses super giant ε Aurigae every 27.1 years. By obtaining and analyzing data from our 8" telescope, we hope to shed light on this mystery. Data collection began Feb. '09 and continues through 2010.
Our ε Aurigae team includes: Prof. Darryl Stanford (CSM), Sally Seebode (San Mateo High School), Dr. Steve Howell (NOAO), Dr. D.W. Hoard (SSC), Dr. Robert Stencel (Denver Univ.), Dean Drumheller (CSM), Tim Spuck (Oil City High, PA). Students include: Ryan Gran (CSM), Patrick Khosraw (CSM), Kevin McEntee (CSM), Dave Faleschini (CSM), Michael Johnson (CSM), Larry Chew (San Mateo High School), Sarah Shtargot (SMHS).
In association with NOAO & NITARP (NASA/IPAC)
In association with NOAO & NITARP (NASA/IPAC)
Epsilon Aurigae through the SGS spectrograph. We now include sodium lines 5890 & 5896 in our spectra.
Also check these sites for news and information on ε Aurigae:
CSM astronomy is presenting an ε Aurigae poster at the Washington DC 215th AAS meeting in January.
The ε Aurigae poster will present CSM data, measured by CSM and San Mateo High students.
CSM students Patrick Khosraw and Kevan McEntee by the imaging setup. -CSM observatory
Epsilon Aurigae in blue and red, at early ingress. 10.06.09
