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Publications Listings
eDIG-Changes. II. Project Design and Initial Results on NGC 3556
Li, Jiang-Tao; Lu, Li-Yuan; Qu, Zhijie; Benjamin, Robert A.; Bregman, Joel N.; Dettmar, Ralf-Jürgen; English, Jayanne; et al...
The Circumgalactic Ha Spectrograph (CHaS). I. Design, Engineering and Early Commissioning
Melso, Nicole; Schiminovich, David; Smiley, Brian; Ong, Hwei Ru; Santiago, Bárbara Cruvinel; Sitaram, Meghna; et al...
Last Updated: 2025Apr23
Very Extended Ionized Gas Discovered around NGC 1068 with the Circumgalactic H-alpha Spectrograph
Melso, Nicole; Schiminovich, David; Sitaram, Meghna; Cevallos-Aleman, Ignacio; Cruvinel Santiago, Bàrbara; Smiley, Brian; Ong, Hwei Ru
2024Aug
2024Aug
2022Dec
2024Jun
VizieR Online Data Catalog: Mdwarfs Ha luminosity & photometric amplitudes
Garcia, Soto A.; Newton, E.R.; Douglas, S.T.; Burrows, A; Kesseli, A.Y.
2023Sep
2022Jun
Spectroscopy and Photometry of Cataclysmic Variable Candidates from the Catalina Real Time Survey
Thorstensen, John R.; Skinner, Julie N.
2012Sep
Optical Monitoring of the Broad-line Radio Galaxy 3C 390.3
Dietrich, Matthias; Peterson, Bradley M.; Grier, Catherine J.; Bentz, Misty C.; Eastman, Jason; Frank, Stephan; Gonzalez, Raymond; et al...
2012Sep
Optical and X-Ray Studies of 10 X-Ray-selected Cataclysmic Binaries
Thorstensen, John R.; Halpern, Jules
2013Nov
Schroeder, Joshua; Halpern Jules
2014Oct
Optical Counterparts of Two Fermi Millisecond Pulsars: PSR J1301+0833 and PSR J1628-3205
Li, Miao; Halpern, Jules P.; Thorstensen, John R.
2014Nov
Cataclysmic Variables in the Superblink Proper Motion Survey
Skinner, Julie N.; Thorstensen, John R.; Lépine, Sébastien
2014Dec
2015Apr
Optical Studies of 13 Hard X-Ray Selected Cataclysmic Binaries from the Swift-BAT Survey
Halpern, Jules P.; Thorstensen, John R.
2015Dec
Activity and Kinematics of White Dwarf-M Dwarf Binaries from the SUPERBLINK Proper Motion Survey
Skinner, Julie N.; Morgan, Dylan P.; West, Andrew A.; Lépine, Sébastien; Thorstensen, John R.
2017Sep
Grier, C.J.; Pancoast A.; Barth, A.J.; Fausnaugh, M.M.; Brewer, B.J.; Treu, T.; Peterson, B.M.
2017Nov
New or Improved Orbital Periods of Cataclysmic Binaries
Thorstensen, John R.; Ringwald, Frederick A.; Taylor, Cynthia J.; Sheets, Holly A.; Peters, Christopher S.; Skinner, Julie N.; Alper, Erek H.;
Weil, Kathryn E.
2017Dec
Quasar outflow energetics from broad absorption line variability
McGraw, S.M.; Shields, J.C.; Hamann, F.W.; Capellupo, D.M.; Herbst, H.
2018Mar
An Optical Study of Two VY Sculptoris-type Cataclysmic Binary Stars: V704 and RX J2338+431
Weil, Kathryn E.; Thorstensen, John R.; Haberl, Frank
2018Nov
Hejazi, Neda; Lépine Sébastien; Homeier, Derek; Rich R. Michael; Shara, Michael M.
2020Jan
Detection of Late-time Optical Emission from SN 1941C in NGC 4136
Fesen, Robert A.; Weil Kathryn E.
2020Feb
The Nature of the Young Supernova Remnant S8 in the Dwarf Galaxy IC 1613
Fesen, Robert A.; Weil, Kathryn E.
2020Oct
Fesen, Robert A.; Weil, Kathryn E.; Raymond, John C.; Huet, Laurent; Rusterholz, Martin; di Cicco, Dennis; Mittelman, David; et al...
2020Oct
Fesen, Robert A.; Drechsler, Marcel; Weil, Kathryn E.; Strottner, Xavier; Raymond, John C.; Rupert, Justin; Milisavljevic, Dan; et al...
2021Oct
Fesen, Robert A.; Schaefer, Bradley E.; Patchick, Dana
2023Mar
The Spatial and Emission Properties of the Large [O III] Emission Nebula Near M31
Fesen, Robert A.; Kimeswenger, Stefan; Shull, J. Michael; Drechsler, Marcel; Strottner, Xavier; Sainty, Yann; Falls, Bray; et al...
2023Nov
Deep Optical Emission-line Images of Nine Known and Three New Galactic Supernova Remnants
Fesen, Robert A.; Drechsler, Marcel; Strottner, Xavier; Falls, Bray; Sainty, Yann; Martino, Nicolas; Galli, Richard, Ludgate, Mathew; et al...
2024Jun
Late-time Circumstellar Interaction of SN 2017eaw in NGC 6946
Weil, Kathryn E.; Fesen, Robert A.; Patnaude, Daniel J.; Milisavljevic, Dan
2020Sep
Detection of the Red Supergiant Wind from the Progenitor of Cassiopeia A
Weil, Kathryn E.; Fesen, Robert A.; Patnaude, Daniel J.; Raymond, John C.; Chevalier, Roger A.; Milisavljevic, Dan; Gerardy, Christopher L.
2020Mar
Fesen, Robert A.; Neustadt, Jack M. M.; How, Thomas G.; Black, Christine S.
2019Apr
Black, Christine S.; Fesen, Robert A.; Parrent, Jerod T.
2019Feb
A distance estimate to the Cygnus Loop based on the distances to two stars located witin the remnant
Fesen, Robert A.; Neustadt, Jack M.M.; Black, Christine S.; Milisavljevic, Dan
2018Apr
Aiming High: Astronomy Undergraduate Education at 6,800 Feet
Carrilli, Andreia
2015Oct
Below is a sampling of publications utilizing observations and instrumentation at the MDM Observatory. If you are interested in submitting a scientific publication to the listing, please contact the Site Manager.
A more thorough catalogue of publications over the years can be found at this ADS link.
Optical Observations of the Galactic SNR HB9 and H II region G159.2+3.3
Li, Jiang-Tao; Lu, Li-Yuan; Mao, Huiyang; Xia, Zi-Qing; Chen, Yang; Zhou, Ping; Zhou, Xin
MDM Observatory has the unique opportunity of introducing students to the world of observational astronomy in a unique way. One shining example of this is Astro461, a University of Michigan course offered by Dr. Sally Oey. Below is a wonderful example of what students experience throughout the immersive course:
Aiming High: Astronomy Undergraduate Education at 6,800 Feet
Carrilli, Andreia