Links to light curves
Light curves of eclipsing binaries, some taken from my own observatory in Somerby (Melton Mowbray, UK), others constructed from images taken by the Bradford Robotic Telescope (BRT) and its replacement the Open University COAST telescope from jobs that I have requested.
References to "Kreiner" on this website refer to the website
UP-TO-DATE LINEAR ELEMENTS OF ECLIPSING BINARIES prepared by J.M. Kreiner,
The database is described in the paper: "Up-to-date Linear Elements of Close Binaries", J.M. Kreiner, 2004, Acta Astronomica, vol. 54, pp 207-210.
For graph plotting and period determination much use has been made of the Peranso software by Tonny Vanmunster, details of which can be found at http://www.cbabelgium.com/peranso/. Please note that any periods determined from my observations are usually the 'best fits' to my observations alone, and there is no suggestion that they are necessarily more accurate than any values quoted elsewhere.
References to "Binary Maker 3" or "BM3" on this website refer to the BInary Maker 3 Light Curve Synthesis Program by D H Bradstreet and D P Steelman. As of May 2022, when I started adding BM3 models to generate light curves to fit my observations, I can't find any active links to a relevant BM3 website. Note that, as above, these models apply to my observations alone, with no suggestion that they are 'better' than models which apply to other sets of data.
Many of the individual observations from which these light curves or phase plots are constructed have been submitted to the databases of the British Astronomical Association's Variable Star Section and the American Association of Variable Star Observers. Where appropriate, the times of minima have been submitted to Kreiner (op.cit.)
Information about observing eclipsing binaries can be found on the BAAVSS website and the AAVSO website. A poster presentation about my experiences of observing eclipsing binaries using remote observatories can be found here.
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References to "Kreiner" on this website refer to the website
UP-TO-DATE LINEAR ELEMENTS OF ECLIPSING BINARIES prepared by J.M. Kreiner,
The database is described in the paper: "Up-to-date Linear Elements of Close Binaries", J.M. Kreiner, 2004, Acta Astronomica, vol. 54, pp 207-210.
For graph plotting and period determination much use has been made of the Peranso software by Tonny Vanmunster, details of which can be found at http://www.cbabelgium.com/peranso/. Please note that any periods determined from my observations are usually the 'best fits' to my observations alone, and there is no suggestion that they are necessarily more accurate than any values quoted elsewhere.
References to "Binary Maker 3" or "BM3" on this website refer to the BInary Maker 3 Light Curve Synthesis Program by D H Bradstreet and D P Steelman. As of May 2022, when I started adding BM3 models to generate light curves to fit my observations, I can't find any active links to a relevant BM3 website. Note that, as above, these models apply to my observations alone, with no suggestion that they are 'better' than models which apply to other sets of data.
Many of the individual observations from which these light curves or phase plots are constructed have been submitted to the databases of the British Astronomical Association's Variable Star Section and the American Association of Variable Star Observers. Where appropriate, the times of minima have been submitted to Kreiner (op.cit.)
Information about observing eclipsing binaries can be found on the BAAVSS website and the AAVSO website. A poster presentation about my experiences of observing eclipsing binaries using remote observatories can be found here.
LINKS TO PAGES ON THIS SITE
NOTES
* HD 227877 has been entered into the GCVS as V2896 Cyg. Observations prior to this are under the name HD 227877.
1) V 530 Cyg is catalogued both as an INSA type variable (GCVS) and as an E type variable (AAVSO VSX). [Accessed 2023 January 3]
2) V718 Per is catalogued as an E type star (GCVS, AAVSO VSX), but the eclipses might be due to a cloud of dust periodically occulting a single star. [Accessed 2023 January 3]
3) V2483 Cyg is catalogued as an EB type eclipsing binary (GCVS) and as an EB/GS eclipsing binary (AAVSO VSX), but the results on this website are not consistent with this. [Accessed 2023 January 3]
4) V3288 Oph is catalogued as an L type variable (GCVS) and as an EA+ZAND type eclipsing binary (AAVSO VSX), but the results on this website show little evidence of eclipses. [Accessed 2023 January 3]
* HD 227877 has been entered into the GCVS as V2896 Cyg. Observations prior to this are under the name HD 227877.
1) V 530 Cyg is catalogued both as an INSA type variable (GCVS) and as an E type variable (AAVSO VSX). [Accessed 2023 January 3]
2) V718 Per is catalogued as an E type star (GCVS, AAVSO VSX), but the eclipses might be due to a cloud of dust periodically occulting a single star. [Accessed 2023 January 3]
3) V2483 Cyg is catalogued as an EB type eclipsing binary (GCVS) and as an EB/GS eclipsing binary (AAVSO VSX), but the results on this website are not consistent with this. [Accessed 2023 January 3]
4) V3288 Oph is catalogued as an L type variable (GCVS) and as an EA+ZAND type eclipsing binary (AAVSO VSX), but the results on this website show little evidence of eclipses. [Accessed 2023 January 3]