Selected
Publications
"Analysis of the Double Star System WDS 08375-3345 HJ 4115", Journal of Double Star Observations Vol 21, No. 2 April 4, 2025
"A New Approach to Determine Orbits of Wide Binaries: Case WDS 19377+3022 BU 144", Journal of Double Star Observations Vol 20, No. 2, April 1, 2024
"A New Analysis of the Double Star M40*", Journal of Double Star Observations, Vol 19, No. 1, Jan 1, 2023
"Analysis of the Double Star WDS 23166-0135 STF 2995", Journal of Double Star Observations, Vol 18, No.3, Jul 17, 2022
"Optical or Binary? An Investigation of 21 WDS Systems", Journal of Double Star Observations, Vol 18, No.1, Feb 1, 2022
"Double Star Measures Using the Video Drift Method-XIV", co-author Ernest Iverson, Journal of Double Star Observations, Vol 17, No.2, May 15, 2021
"Analysis of an Unmeasured Component of WDS 12290+3735 KZA 36", co-author Ernest Iverson, Journal of Double Star Observations, Vol 16, No.5, Nov 2020
"Double Star Measures Using the Video Drift Method-XIII", co-author Ernest Iverson, Journal of Double Star Observations, Vol 16, No.2, Apr 2020
"Double Star Measures Using the Video Drift Method-XII", co-author Ernest Iverson, Journal of Double Star Observations, Vol 15, No.4, Oct 2019
"Double Star Measures Using the Video Drift Method-XI", co-author Ernest Iverson, Journal of Double Star Observations, Vol 14, No.3, Jul 2018
"Double Star Measures Using the Video Drift Method-X", co-author Ernest Iverson, Journal of Double Star Observations, Vol 14, No.1, Jan 2018
"Double
Star Measures Using the Video Drift Method-IX",
co-author Ernest Iverson, Journal of Double Star Observations,
Vol. 13, No. 4, Oct, 2017
"Double Star Measures Using the Video Drift Method-VIII", co-author Ernest Iverson, Journal of Double Star Observations, Vol. 13, No. 3, Jul, 2017
“The Video Drift Method to Measure Double Stars”, co-author Ernest Iverson, American Astronomical Society Meeting, AAS Meeting 230, id 217.09, Jun 2017
"Double
Star Measures Using the Video Drift Method-VII",
co-author Ernest Iverson, Journal of Double Star Observations,
Vol. 12, No. 6, Oct, 2016
"New Expansion Rate Measurements of the Crab Nebula in Radio and Optical”, co-author M.F. Bietenholtz, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol 454, 2416-2422, December 11, 2015
“Plans
to Observe the 2017 Total Solar Eclipse from near the Path Edges”,
co-authors D.W. Dunham, Konrad Guhl, Hans-Joachim Bode, IAU
General Assembly, Meeting #29, #2258483, Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug
2015
"Double
Star Measures Using the Video Drift Method-VI",
co-author Ernest Iverson, Journal of Double Star Observations,
Vol. 11, No. 3, Jul, 2015
“Measuring
Double Stars with the Modified Video Drift Method”, co-author
Ernest Iverson, Proceedings of the 34th Annual
Symposium on Telescope Science, Society of Astronomical Sciences,
p.117-123, June 2015
“Concerning
the Video Drift Method to Measure Double Stars”, co-author
Ernest Iverson, Proceedings of the 34th Annual
Symposium on Telescope Science, Society of Astronomical Sciences,
p.109-116, June 2015
"Reaching
Magnitude +16 with the Modified Video Drift Method-V",
co-author Ernest Iverson, Journal of Double Star Observations,
Vol. 11, No. 2, Apr, 2015
"Double
Star Measures Using the Video Drift Method-V",
co-author Ernest Iverson, Journal of Double Star Observations,
Vol. 11, No. 1, Jan, 2015
"Double
Star Measures Using the Video Drift Method-IV",
co-author Ernest Iverson, Journal of Double Star Observations,
Vol. 10, No. 3, July, 2014
"Double Star Measures of Neglected Systems Using the Video Drift Method-III", Journal of Double Star Observations, Vol. 9, No. 4, October, 2013
"The May 20, 2012 Annular Eclipse", Journal of Occultation Astronomy, April-June 2013, p. 20.
"Double Star Measures Using the Video Drift Method-III", co-author Ernest Iverson, Journal of Double Star Observations, Vol. 9, No. 2, April, 2013
"Double Star Measures Using the Video Drift Method-II", co-author Ernie Iverson, Journal of Double Star Observations, Vol. 8, No. 3, July, 2012.
"The Measurement of Solar Diameter and Limb Darkening Function with the Eclipse Observations", co-authors A. Raponi, C. Sigismondi, K. Guhl, A. Tegtmeier, Solar Physics, Vol 277, No.1, March 2012
"Eclipse, Solar Limb Darkening Function and Diameter Measurements: Toward a Unified Approach", co-authors Andrea Raponi, Costantino Sigismondi, Konrad Guhl, Andreas Tegtmeier, International Journal of Modern Physics, Conference Series, 5 Jan 2012
"Solar Limb darkening Function and Solar Diameter with Eclipse Observations", co-authors Andrea Raponi, Costantino Sigismondi, Konrd Guhl, Andreas Tegtmeier, EAS Publications Series Vol 7 2012, Understanding Solar Activity: Advances and Challenges, Fourth French-Chinese meeting on Solar Physics 15 - 18 November, 2011 Nice, France
"A
New Video Method to Measure Double Stars", co-author
Ernest Iverson, Journal of Double Star Observations, Vol. 7, No.
3, July, 2011.
"Towards
A Unified Definition of Solar Limb During Central Eclipses
and Daily Transits", co-authors Costantino Sigismondi,
Andrea Raponi, Cyril Bazin, International Journal of Modern
Physics D, 11 Jun 2011
"A Trio of Well Observed Asteroid Occultations in 2008", co-authors Brad Timerson, J. Durech, B. Owen, J. Young, et.al., Minor Planet Bulletin, 36, 2009
"Solar Eclipse Baily's Beads Timings Using LiMovie", Journal of Occultation Astronomy, Vol.1, No. 1 Jan-Mar 2011
"Measuring Solar Disk Shape up to Relativistic Accuracy: The Role of Scintillation in Ancient Naked Eye Data", co-authors Costantino Sigismondi, Gerherd Dangl, Proceedings of the 3rd Stueckelberg Workshop on Relativistic Field Theories, May, 2009
"Baily's Beads Atlas in 2005-2008 Eclipses", co-author with C. Sigismondi, D. Dunham, C. Herald, et.al., Solar Physics, DOI 10.1007/s11207-009-9400-3, June 2009
"Chasing the Shadow: The IOTA Occultation Observer's Manual, The Complete Guide to Observing Lunar, Grazing and Asteroid Occultations", International Occultation Timing Association, ISBN 978-0-615-29124-6, April, 2007
"Occultations", Astronomical Calendar, by Guy Ottewell, Contributing author of this chapter in the most popular yearly calendar of astronomical events 2007-2013
"Occultation of p Arietis by Asteroid (828) Lindemannia on November 10, 2002", Occultation Newsletter, Vol 9, No. 4, Sep. 2002
“The
Nature of the Double Star M40”, Journal of the
Royal Astronomical Society of
“New Measurements of the Expansion of the Crab Nebula”, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Vol. 110 , p. 831, July, 1998.
“Determining Locations of Unknown Sites for Astronomical Purposes”, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, co-authors P. Maley, L. Palmer, P. Rosenzweig, O. Naranjo, Vol. 109, p. 719, June, 1997.
“Photographic
Determination of the Eccentricity of Earth's Orbit",
Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of
"An Automated Registration System", with N. Chu, Proceedings of the Second Annual Conference on Computer Developments,.
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"An Astrometric Investigation of Stars in the Region of the Galactic Cluster NGC 752", Master's Thesis, University of South Florida, 1979
Additional articles published appears here
Partial list of Speaker Presentations
“Results
of the January 5, 1992 Annular Eclipse from the Truk
“Scientific
Results of the October 24, 1995 Solar Eclipse
from
Eclipse from
“Photographic Determination of the Eccentricity of Earth’s Orbit”, Texas Star Party, May 16, 1996.
“Determining the Age of the Crab Nebula Supernova”, Texas Star Party, May 8, 1997.
“Determining the Age of the Crab Nebula Supernova”, Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society,
May, 1997, Astronomical Association of
“The Historical Evidence of the Crab Nebula Expansion”, Houston Astronomical Society, July, 1997
“Determining Stellar and Galactic Distances”, Ft. Bend Astronomy Club, October, 1997,
Houston Astronomical Society, June, 1998, April 2010, Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society, March, 1999
“A Comparison of the Accuracy of Several Sky Atlas Software Programs”, Texas Star Party, May 15, 1999.
“Observing Asteroid Occultations”, Houston Astronomical Society, January 2001.
"The Total Solar Eclipse of June 21, 2001 and The International Occultation Timing Association's Research on Possible
Solar
Radius Variations",
“Observing and Recording Asteroid Occultations”, Texas Star Party, May 11, 2002.
"Interviewed
for The June 21, 2001 Solar Eclipse over
"The Nature of the Double Star M40", Texas Star Party, May 2, 2003
"The Age of the Crab Nebula Supernova", Nebraska Star Party, August 1, 2003
"Asteroid Occultations and the International Occultation Timing Association", Nebraska Star Party, August 1, 2003.
"A Robust Portable Video System for Recording Occultations", International Occultation Timing Association 22nd Annual Meeting,
"New Developments in the field of Asteroid Occultations", Houston Astronomical Society, October 1, 2004,
Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society, June 2005.
"New Developments in the field of Asteroid Occultations", Houston Astronomical Society, October 1, 2004, NASA Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society, June 10, 2005.
“Historical and Modern Methods to measure the Sun’s Radius”, Houston Astronomical Society, May, 2006.
“History
and Identification of the Crab Nebula Supernova”,
“Asteroid Occultations: New Developments”, Texas Star Party, May 16, 2007
“Determining
Stellar and Galactic Distances”, Houston Astronomical
Society, April 2010
“Introduction
to Occultations and How to Observe Them, North Houston Astronomy
Club, Jan 2014
“Observing
and Recording Asteroid Occultations”.
“Using Video Cameras to Measure Double Stars”, Texas Star Party, May 25, 2017
"Determining Stellar and Galactic Distances", Hill Country Astronomers, February 5, 2018