The research paper of the 6th Astronomical Summer School of Iran has been published in New Astronomy Journal
2019/08/27 23:42
Title: Light Curve Analysis of Ground-Based Data from Exoplanets Transit Database
Authors: F. Davoudi; S. J. Jafarzadeh; A. Poro; O. Basturk; S. Mesforoush; A. Fasihi Harandi; MJ. Gozarandi; Z. Zare Mehrjardi; P. D. Maley; S. Khakpash; K. Rokni; A. Sarostad
Abstract: Photometric observations of exoplanet transits can be used to derive the orbital and physical parameters of an exoplanet. We analyzed several transit light curves of exoplanets that are suitable for ground-based observations whose complete information is available on the Exoplanet Transit Database (ETD). We analyzed transit data of planets including HAT-P-8 b, HAT-P-16 b, HAT-P-21 b, HAT-P-22 b, HAT-P-28 b and HAT-P-30 b using the AstroImageJ (AIJ) software package. In this paper, we investigated 82 transit light curves from ETD, deriving their physical parameters as well as computing their mid-transit times for future Transit Timing Variation (TTV) analyses. The Precise values of the parameters show that using AIJ as a fitting tool for follow-up observations can lead to results comparable to the values at the NASA Exoplanet Archive (the NEA). Such information will be invaluable considering the numbers of future discoveries from ground and space-based exoplanet surveys.
Link:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1384107619300508?via%3Dihub#!
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7th IOTA/ME summer school of astronomy (2019)
2019/08/24 14:14
7th IOTA/ME summer school of astronomy, was held in Astronomical Research Center (ARC), Qom, Iran, 13-16 Agust 2019.
196 persons were registered for this school, but 21 persons from Iranian astronomers was chosen by science committee, to participate in this summer school. IOTA/ME summer schools support by IAU.
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Second workshop of APTO Project
2019/08/24 13:55
Second workshop of APTO (ASTRONOMICAL PROJECT ON TIMING OCCULTATION) was held.
Auguest 18-19, Tehran, Iran
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7th Summer School of Astronomy (IOTA/ME) 2019 in Iran
2019/07/09 21:20
More information: http://iota-me.com/school/
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New Memeber in APTO (Occultattion Project)
2019/06/28 18:25
With the addition of another team, the number of project members reached ten.
Project Collaborators:
- IOTA/ME
- Observatory of Ibn al-Haytham of Ahvazi
- ICEPIX Team
- Mehr Observatory of Bushehr
- Bikaran Observatory of Kerman
- Kajeh Nasir Toosi Observatory, Tabriz University
- University of Kashan Observatory (UKO)
- Sciences & Astronomy Center of Tehran
- Observatory of Shiraz Astronomy Cultural Center
- Ardabil SabalanSky Astronomy Association
Project Schedule:
Feb. to Dec. 2019
The Scientific Committee:
- Atila Poro (IOTA/ME)
- Dr. Eberhard Riedel (IOTA/ES)
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Visiting of Yildiz Technical University and Istanbul University
2019/05/26 13:48
Visiting the Physic Department of Yildiz Technical University and the Astrophysics Department of Istanbul University with some of IOTA/ME members.
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