Bibcode
Ribas, I.; Morales, J. C.; Allende Prieto, C.; Jordi, C.; Bradstreet, D. H.; Sanders, S. J.
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Astrophysics and Space Science, Volume 304, Issue 1-4, pp. 231-233
Fecha de publicación:
8
2006
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Descripción
Detached eclipsing binaries (EBs) provide a unique opportunity to carry
out stringent tests on stellar evolution models. The value of EBs is
enhanced by their membership in open clusters, but the number of known
systems is still very scarce. We have started a systematic search for
late-type EBs in the nearest open clusters with the fully robotic
ROTSE3b telescope at McDonald Observatory in West Texas. On our first
campaigns on the Hyades and Collinder 359, we have identified a number
of previously unknown eclipsing binary candidates. Some of these stars
have been selected for spectroscopic and photometric follow-up. Here we
present details of the observing and reduction strategy as well as the
first results of this ongoing survey.