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The MONS Sky

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

F.P. Pijpers
Affiliation:
Theoretical Astrophysics Center, Aarhus University, Denmark
T.C. Teixeira
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics and Astronomy, Aarhus University, Denmark

Abstract

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The MONS project on the Rømer satellite aims at studying properties of stellar interiors through observations of oscillations in stellar luminosity and surface temperature. The main targets are stars exhibiting oscillations similar to those observed in the Sun, with very low amplitudes. During the planned two-year lifetime of the mission, around 20 such stars will be observed with the MONS Main Telescope. Additional data on variability of a large number of stars of a broad range of types may be obtained from the Star Trackers. In order to assist in planning of both ground-based science as well as mission science itself, various tools and databases have been or are being developed. These tools are/will be accessible through the MONS Information System (MIS) which can be queried through a WWW interface. One such tool is a clickable map of the full sky with on it the various fields around the designated main targets of MONS. A click on a field leads to information on the stars within those fields which can be of interest for asteroseismic studies.

Type
Part 6. Asteroseismology from Space and from the Ground
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of the Pacific 2002