• 천문학회지
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• 제29권spc1호
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• pp.227-228
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• 1996

The long-term light curves of the novalikes TT Ari, KR Aur, AM Her and MV Lyr, were compiled and analysed for solar-like cyclical behaviour. The frequency analysis showed long-term cyclical modulations of the brightness of the stars, which can be ascribed to changes of the radii of the late type secondaries in order of ${\Delta}R/R{\simeq} 10^{-4}-10^{-5}$.

• 천문학논총
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.193-195
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• 2015

The Palomar Transient Factory is a project making use of a Schmidt 48 inch telescope located on the Palomar Mountain, which is surveying the sky with dynamical cadences. It was deployed in 2009 and the observed sky region is over 1200 square degrees. We have studied the long-term periodic variabilities of the known galactic cataclysmic variables (CVs). More than 20 of the sources had been found to have long term periodic signals, ranging from several tens of days to several hundreds of days. Some possible scenarios are proposed to explain the results, such as a magnetic field change of the companion star, precession of the accretion disk, triple systems and superoutburst cycles. Some preliminary discussion will be presented in this article.

• 천문학논총
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.715-718
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• 2015

Astronomy is a popular topic for the public in term of astronomical phenomenon such as occultations, solar and lunar eclipses or meteor showers. In term of education, astronomy also is popular as one of the world Science Olympiads. Social media, as the new trend in communicating and connecting people, plays a significant role in increasing the size of the astronomy community. Beyond IYA 2009, more and more astronomy activities have been done in many places in Indonesia. New astronomy communities have been formed in several cities and public engagement is also high in social media especially on Facebook and Twitter. In this paper, we will discuss the lesson learned from astronomy outreach achievements in Indonesia and the need for citizen science projects as a distance learning tool for the public as part of astronomy development in Indonesia. We argue and propose that this project will be also important up to a regional scope.

• 천문학회보
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.48.2-48.2
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• 2014

We present long-term optical to NIR data of the tidal disruption object, Swift J1644+57. The data were obtained with CQUEAN, UKIRT WFCAM observations. We analyze the morphology of the host galaxy of this object and decompose the bulge component using high resolution HST WFC3 images. We conclude that the host galaxy is bulge dominant. We also estimate the multi-band fluxes of the host galaxy through the light curves based on the long-term observational data. We fit the SED models to the multi-band fluxes of the host galaxy and determine its stellar mass. Finally, we estimate the mass of the central super massive black hole which is responsible for the tidal disruption event. The estimated stellar mass and black hole mass are ${\sim}10^{9.1}M_{\odot}$, ${\sim}10^{6.8}M_{\odot}$, respectively. We compare our results to other previous estimates.

• 천문학회보
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.70.1-70.1
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• 2015

Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute(KASI) joined the Gemini Observatory as a 'Limited-Term Partner' in 2014, and is providing the Gemini facility for Korean community through K-GMT Science Program starting from 2015. The access to Gemini facility is expected to open a new window of opportunities in the field of optical and infrared observational researches and to help efficient development of science cases for GMT. We will present the short and long-term expectations and possible outcomes of the KASI-Gemini partnership.

• 천문학회보
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• 제10권
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• pp.5.2-5.2
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• 1985

• 천문학회보
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.52.3-52.3
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• 2019

We investigate a relative contribution from short to long-term flaring rate to predicting M and X-class flare probabilities. In this study, we consider magnetic parameters summarizing distribution and non-potentiality by Solar Dynamics Observatory/Helioseimic and Magnetic Imager and flare list by Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites. A short-term rate is the number of major flares that occurred in an given active region (AR) within one day before the prediction time. A mid-term rate is a mean flaring rate from the AR appearance day to one day before the prediction time. A long-term rate is a rate determined from a relationship between magnetic parameter values of ARs and their flaring rates from 2010 May to 2015 April. In our model, the predicted rate is given by the combination of weighted three rates satisfying that their sum of the weights is 1. We calculate Brier skill scores (BSSs) for investigating weights of three terms giving the best prediction performance using ARs from 2015 April to 2018 April. The BSS (0.22) of the model with only long-term is higher than that with only short-term or mid-term. When short or mid-term are considered additionally, the BSSs are improved. Our model has the best performance (BSS = 0.29) when all three terms are considered, and their relative contribution from short to long-term rate are 19%, 23%, and 58%, respectively. This model seems to be more effective when predicting active solar ARs having several major flares.

• 천문학회보
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.70.1-70.1
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• 2013

We present long-term optical to NIR data of the tidal disruption object, Swift J1644+57. The data were obtained with CQUEAN, UKIRT WFCAM observations. We analyze the morphology of the host galaxy of this object and decompose the bulge component using high resolution HST WFC3 images. We conclude that the host galaxy is bulge dominant. We also estimate the multi-band fluxes of the host galaxy through the light curves based on the long-term observational data. We fit the SED models to the multi-band fluxes of the host galaxy and determine its stellar mass. Finally, we estimate the mass of the central super massive black hole which is thought to be the main role of the tidal disruption event. The estimated stellar mass and black hole mass are $10^{9.1}M_{\odot}$, $10^{6.8}M_{\odot}$ respectively. We compare our results to other results that have studied before.

• 천문학회보
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.43.4-43.4
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• 2018

As of July 24th 208, Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI) has entered into a formal partnership with the Gemini Observatory. The Gemini Observatory has been operated by Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) on behalf of the International Partnership that includes Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, United States, and Korea as the new partner country. Effective from the 209A Call for Proposals (CfP), any researchers affiliated with Korean institutes are eligible to apply for various observing opportunities in both hemispheres covered by Gemini North in Hawaii and by Gemini South in Chile. We are going to share the importance and long-term perspectives of the KASI-Gemini Partnership in the context of the next decade of Korean optical astronomy researches.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.242-250
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• 1997

W UMa형 접촉쌍성 AB And의 BVR CCD 측광 관측을 1994년 9월부터 1996년 10까지 4일간 수행하여 4개의 새로운 극심 시간을 결정하였다. 이 극심 시각과 이제까지 발표된 모든 극심 시각을 분석하여 AB And의 주기변화의 양상을 연구하였다. AB And의 주기변화를 sine 함수와 같이 규칙적으로 변한다고 가정하여, 관측된 극심 시간을 가장 잘 맞추는 광도 요소를 구하였다. 이 광도요소의 sine 항으로부터 계산된 AB And의 공전주기 변화는 약 0.059일의 진폭으로 약 92년 주기로 규칙적으로 변화하고 있다. 그러나 가장 최근에 관측된 이 연구의 극심 시각들은 이 광도요소에서 예측한 극심 시각들보다 다소 크게 나타나고 있다. 따라서, 우리는 AB An의 공전주기가 sine 함수 외에도 포물선 형태로 변한다고 가정하고 관측된 극심 시각을 가장 잘 맞추는 광도요소를 구하였다. 이 광도요소의 이차항으로 계산된 AB And의 공전주기는 100년에 약 0.73초만큼 영 년 증가하는 동시에, sine 항으로부터 약 62.9년 주기와 0.024일의 진폭으로 규칙적으로 변화한다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 향후 10년 이내에는 AB And의 공전주기는 sine 항만을 고려하면 주기 감소를 해야하고, 이차항까지 고려하면, 주기 증가가 예측되므로, AB And의 주기변화에 대한 명확한 해답을 위해서 지속적인 관측이 요구된다.