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C. W. Robertson
Goddard, KS 67052
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Publications
Maxima of Hight-Amplitude Delta Scuti Stars, Wils, Patrick; Hambsch, Franz-Josef; Robertson, C. W.; Lampens, Patricia; Van Cauteren, Paul; Hautechler, Hubert; Panagiotopoulos, Kostas; Van Wassenhove, Jeroen; Staels, Bart; Vanleenhove, Maarten; Hoste, Serge; Pickard, Roger. D.; Kleidis, Stelios; Ayiomamitis, Anthony; Nieuwenhout, Frans; Strigachev, Anton; Bernhard, Klaus; Information Bullentin on Variable Stars, Number 5977, 18 March 2011.

A Rapidly Pulsating Component in the Eclipsing Binary YY BOO. Hambsch, Franz-Josef; Lampens, Patricia; Van Cauteren, Paul; Kleidis, Stelios; Robertson, C. W.; Krajci, Tom; Wils, Patrick. Information Bullentin on Variable Stars, Number 5949, 12 August, 2010.

What Will You Observe in 2009? C. W. Robertson Vol. 21 3&4, Skylights, Lake Afton Public Observatory.

Photometric Observations of High-Amplitude Delta Scuti Stars, Wils, Patrick; Stelios, Kleidis; Hambsch, Franz-Josef; Vidal-Sainz, Joaquin; Vanleenhove, Maarten; Lampens, Patricia; Van Cauteren, Paul; Robertson, C. W.; Staels, Bart; Pickard, Roger D.; Rozakis, Ioanns; Dufoer, Sjoerd; Groenendael, Roger; Gomez-Forrellad, Josep M.; Garcia-Melendo, Enrique; Hautecler, Hubert; Van Der Looy, Johan. Information Bullentin on Variable Stars, Number 5878, 25 February, 2009.

Search for pulsation amoung suspected A-type binaries and the new multiperiodic δ Scuti Star HD 217860, Y. Fremat, P. Lampens, P. Van Cauteren, S. Kleidis, K. Gazeas, P. Niarchos, C. Neiner, D. Dimitrov, J. Cuypers, J. Montalban, P. De Cat, and C. W. Robertson, Astronomy and Astrophysics, October 17, 2007

New Frequency Analysis of the Multiperiodic δ Scuti Variables CR Lyn and GG Uma, C. W. Robertson, P. Van Cauteren, P. Lampens, E. Garcia-Melendo, R. Groendaels, J. Fox, P. Wils, Communications in Asteroseismology, Volume 148, 2006

Times of Maxima for Selected Delta Scuti Stars, Klingenberg, G,; Dvorak, S. W. ; Robertson, C. W., Information Bullentin on Variable Stars, Number 5701, 3 May 2006

The double-mode nature of the HADS star GSC00144-03031 and the Peterson diagram of the class, E. Poretti, J.C. Suarez, K.D. Gazeas, V.N. Manimanis, P.G. Niarchos, P. Van Cauteren, P. Lampens, P. Wils, R. Alonso, P.J. Amado, J.A. Belmonte, M. Martignoni, S. Martin-Ruiz, P. Moskalik, and C. W. Robertson. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 440, 1097-1104 (2005).

New variable and multiple stars in the lower part of the Cepheid instability strip, Y. Fremat, P. Lampens, P. Van Cauteren, and C. W. Robertson, Communications in Asteroseismology, Volume 146, June 2005.

Search of intrinsic variable stars in three open clusters: NGC 1664, NGC 6811, NGC 7209, P. Van Cauteren, P.Lampens, C. W. Robertson, A. Strigachev, Communications in Asteroseismology, Volume 146, June 2005.

A New Double-Mode High-Amplitude Delta Scuti Star: GSC 2583-00504, Wils, P.; Lampens, P.; Robertson, C. W.; Van Cauteren, P. Information Bullentin on Variable Stars, Number 5442, 17 July 2003.



Conference presentations
Analysis of main-sequence A-type stars showing radial velocity variability, Y. Fremat, P. Lampens, P. Van Cauteren, and C. W. Robertson, Colloquium on Stellar Pulsation and Evolution, Rome, 19-24 June, 2005.

Hunting Delta Scuti stars, then and now, Mid America Regional Astrophysics Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, April 2004.

New Double-Mode High-Amplitude δ Scuti Star: GSC 2583-00504 and Observing Other Newly Suspected Variables. Mid America Regional Astrophysics Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, April 2004.



Seminars
Getting started measuring variable stars, Central Plains Astronomy Alliance, Bethel College, Newton, Kansas, May 2005.

Hunting Delta Scuti stars, then and now, Bethel College, Newton, Kansas, November 2004.

Hidden Physicists, Wichita State University Physics Department Seminar, Wichita, Kansas, October, 2003

Hunting Delta Scuti stars, then and now, Wichita State University Physics Department Seminar, Wichita, Kansas, October, 2002 



Awards from the American Association of Variable Star Observers
Contributing over 5000 CCD observations in a year, presented at the 92nd Spring meeting.

Contributing over 10,000 CCD observations, presented at the 93rd Spring meeting.

Contributing over 10,000 observations, presented at the 93rd Spring meeting.





Astronomy volunteer work
5/02 to 9/09            Public Program explainer, Lake Afton Public Observatory

5/91 to 1/93            Upgrade telescope control system at Lake Afton Public Observatory

5/81 to 5/89            Exhibit volunteer/electronics consultant, Lake Afton Public Observatory







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