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Time-Series Stellar Photometry with
a Robotic Telescope |
The main scientific goal is to learn more about variability timescales and
life times of starspots on photospherically and chromospherically active
stars. A further step in understanding activity in these systems is the
continuous, uninterrupted observations of such stars at all timescales:
long-term (years) and short-term (days). Since a spotted star's light
curve is the most sensitive signature for the longitude, size, and
temperature of the spots, is easily obtained with a very small telescope,
and can be obtained by using fully automated telescopes now becoming
available to the general astronomical community, we are obtaining
differential VRI and by photometry of a large sample of
rapidly-rotating G-K stars.
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