Author Archives: Matthew Allen

Swift J1753.5-0127

Posted on 15/01/2019 by Matthew Allen

Read ATels #9708, #9739, #10075, #10097, #10288, #10325, #10562. Our publications are “A 420-day X-ray/optical modulation and extended X-ray dips in the short-period transient Swift J1753.5-0127” (Charles et al., MNRAS) “Up and Down the Black Hole Radio/X-Ray Correlation: The 2017 …

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Touch The Universe

Posted on 15/01/2019 by Matthew Allen

Astronomy is a very visual activity. It’s difficult to describe what the night sky, a galaxy, or a constellation looks like, without referring to things such as colour, brightness and shape. These terms are very visual – how then would …

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School students study eclipsing binary stars

Posted on 11/01/2019 by Matthew Allen

Eclipsing binary stars consist of a system of two stars, which orbit around each other. From our point of view, the stars will pass in front of and behind each other regularly as they orbit, causing the overall brightness of …

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H 1705-250

Posted on 13/11/2018 by Matthew Allen

Read our paper, “Quiescent X-ray/optical counterparts of the black hole transient H 1705-250” here by Yang et al. Click here to return to the main XRB page  

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Faulkes Telescope North Light Curves of XTE J1118+480

Posted on 12/11/2018 by Matthew Allen

Between February and May 2009, the FT Project performed a set of “Around the World” themed observing days – the observations were carried out by schools from Hawaii, USA, Canada, Australia, Netherlands, Wales, England, Portugal, Germany, Russia, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Puerto …

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Faulkes Telescope Light Curves of A0620-00

Posted on 12/11/2018 by Matthew Allen

Light curve of A0620-00 (2005 – 2011) Click here to return to the main XRB page

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Faulkes Telescope South Light Curves of 4U 0614+09

Posted on 12/11/2018 by Matthew Allen

Light curve of 4U 0614+09 (2006 – 2011)Click here to return to the main XRB page

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Faulkes Telescope Light Curves of GRO J0422+32

Posted on 12/11/2018 by Matthew Allen

Light curve of GRO J0422+32 (2005 – 2011) Click here to return to the main XRB page

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Faulkes Telescope North light curves of IGR J00291+5934

Posted on 12/11/2018 by Matthew Allen

Here are two ATels announcing our results from 2008: #1666 and #1726 And a more recent one from the 2015 outburst #7837 Our published paper (in Astronomy and Astrophysics), ‘The Double-Peaked 2008 Outburst of the Accreting Milli-Second X-ray Pulsar, IGR J00291+5934’ is available here …

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“My journey using Faulkes Telescope”

Posted on 30/10/2018 by Matthew Allen

By Oliver Tunnah I was asked to write about my experiences and journey on the Faulkes Telescopes. I have had a love for astronomy since my Mum showed me Orion one clear night. From there I had a love for …

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