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Photometric Observations of Flares on Proxima Centauri

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

P. Kroupa ,
R. R. Burman  and
D. G. Blair
P. Kroupa
Affiliation:
Department of Physics.The University of Western Australia
R. R. Burman
Affiliation:
Department of Physics.The University of Western Australia
D. G. Blair
Affiliation:
Department of Physics.The University of Western Australia
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Abstract

Proxima Centauri was observed photoelectrically in the period July-September 1987 with a newly-installed computer-interfaced photometer. Four definite flares and six further possible events were recorded. The level of Proxima’s flaring activity was examined and no significant change since 1969 found.

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Stellar
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Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 8 , Issue 2 , 1989 , pp. 119 - 122
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1989

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