Differential CCD Photometry of Yellow Supergiant Stars

Jennifer Bean
Department of Physics, Astronomy, and Materials Science
Missouri State University
Advisor: Dr. Robert S. Patterson

Abstract
This is a part of an ongoing research project by Dr. Patterson to identify low-amplitude variation in Yellow Supergiant (YSG) stars. We picked F and G stars from SIMBAD to observe at Baker Observatory. The stars were observed from August to November and were evaluated using IRAF. The stars included a known YSG star. The variability of the stars was checked and then searched for periodicity. The programs used to calculate the period were the phase dispersion minimization (PDM) program in IRAF and Analisis de Variabilidad Estelar (AVE).


Jennifer Bean is a senior at Missouri State University.
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