VSOP: Fixing the variable sky with one-shot typing of neglected variables

Dall, Thomas; Labrie, Kathleen; Nitta, Atsuko; Beers, Tim; Koesterke, Lars; Bruntt, Hans; Kiss, Laszlo; Allende Prieto, Carlos; Arentoft, Torben; Amado, Pedro; Baes, Maarten; Depagne, Eric; Fernandez, Matilde; Foellmi, Cedric; Ivanov, Valentin; Lo Curto, Gaspare; Monaco, Lorenzo; O'Brien, Kieran; Pritchard, John; Sarro, Luis Manuel; Saviane, Ivo; Scharwaechter, Julia; Schmidtobreick, Linda; Schuetz, Oliver; Seifahrt, Andreas; Selman, Fernando; Stefanon, Mauro; Sterzik, Michael
Bibliographical reference

NOAO Proposal ID #2008B-0095

Advertised on:
8
2008
Number of authors
28
IAC number of authors
0
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0
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0
Description
Stellar variability types are assigned on the basis of lightcurve appearance, which often remains unchallenged without further observational evidence. VSOP (Variable Star One-shot Project) is a large international collaboration, which has so far obtained spectra of more than 800 stars during the past two years. Operationally this program is a completely new concept, perfectly suited for a modern, efficient observatory, providing Gemini with a large pool of filler observations, and we ask specifically to be placed in Band 3. Scientifically, our aims are: (1) obtain first spectroscopy of all unstudied variable stars in both hemispheres, (2) provide data products to the public in a fast and automatic way, (3) generate an influx of serendipitous discoveries across all fields of astrophysics.