Challenges in the automated classification of variable stars in large databases

With ever-increasing numbers of astrophysical transient surveys, new facilities and archives of astronomical time series, time domain astronomy is emerging as a mainstream discipline. However, the sheer volume of data alone - hundreds of observations for hundreds of millions of sources – necessitate...

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Main Authors: Graham Matthew, Drake Andrew, Djorgovski S.G., Mahabal Ashish, Donalek Ciro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2017-01-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201715203001