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This paper seeks to use data from Colgate University’s Foggy Bottom Observatory to confirm an established relationship between the peak luminosities and light curve shapes of type Ia supernovae. Using this relationship, and the peak... more
Algorithms for drawing smooth curves and surfaces are well-known but may be too expensive in CPU time to use for certain high speed interactive graphics applications. This paper looks at some new geometrically-based smoothing algorithms... more
The investigation of space debris involves the characterization of orbital objects, which includes the collection of information like orbit, body shape and attitude. Current studies are mainly concerned with methods for precise orbit... more
We present spectroscopic and photometric results of Nova V1280 Sco which was discovered in outburst in early 2007 February. The large number of spectra obtained of the object leads to one of the most extensive, near-infrared spectral... more
We present I and B photometry of five distinct transits of the exoplanet OGLE-TR-10b. By modeling the light curves, we find the planetary radius to be RP=(1.06+/-0.08)RJup and the stellar radius to be RS=1.10+/-0.07 Rsolar. The... more
Symbiotic stars are long-orbital-period interacting binaries characterized by extended emission over the whole electromagnetic range and by complex photometric and spectroscopic variability. In this paper, the first of a series, we... more
The precise derivation of transit depths from transit light curves is a key component for measuring exoplanet transit spectra, and henceforth for the study of exoplanet atmospheres. However, it is still deeply affected by various kinds of... more
ABSTRACT We confirm our earlier tentative detection of M31* in X-rays and measure its light curve and spectrum. Observations in 2004-2005 find M31* rather quiescent in the X-ray and radio. However, X-ray observations in 2006-2007 show... more
We present X-ray, broad band optical and low frequency radio observations of the bright type IIP supernova SN 2004et. The \cxo observed the supernova at three epochs, and the optical coverage spans a period of $\sim$ 470 days since... more
In recent work we suggested that photons of energy >100 MeV detected from GRBs by the Fermi Satellite are produced via synchrotron emission in the external forward shock with a weak magnetic field - consistent with shock compressed... more
We combine the CfA3 supernova Type Ia (SN Ia) sample with samples from the literature to calculate improved constraints on the dark energy equation of state parameter, w. The CfA3 sample is added to the Union set of Kowalski et al. (2008)... more
We present a de-trending algorithm for the removal of trends in time series. Trends in time series could be caused by various systematic and random noise sources such as cloud passages, changes of airmass, telescope vibration or CCD... more