COMPLETE LIST OF PUBLICATIONS BASED ON RESEARCH AT BEHLEN OBSERVATORY

(percentages indicate approximate portion of work based on Behlen Observatory data)

Papers in Peer-reviewed Journals

• D.J. Taylor and E.G. Schmidt, "Focal Predictions for a Spectrograph Employing a Maksutov Camera," Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 87, 357 (1975) 100%, B&C Spectrograph
• E.G. Schmidt, "Four-Color and H Photometry of the Galactic Cluster NGC 6633," Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 88, 63 (1976) 100%, Taylor Photometer
• E.G. Schmidt, "Four-Color and H Photometry of Stars in NGC 7654 and M 25," Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 89, 546 (1977) 100%, Taylor Photometer
• E.G. Schmidt, "A Four-Color and H Study of the Galactic Cluster NGC 4756," Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 90, 157 (1978) 100%, Taylor Photometer
• E.G. Schmidt, "The Diffuse Interstellar Band 5780," Astrophysical Journal 223, 458 (1978) 100%, Spectrum Scanner, Taylor Photometer
• E.G. Schmidt, "The Distance of the Cepheid SU Cas and its Pulsation Mode," Astronomical Journal 83, 960 (1978) 100%, Taylor Photometer
• E.G. Schmidt and D.J. Taylor, "The Calculation of H-Beta Indices I. Calibration and
• Observational Considerations," Astronomical Journal 84, 1193 (1979) 100%, Spectrum Scanner
• G.D. Niva and E.G. Schmidt, "An Investigation of Radius Anomalies Among Short Period Cepheids," Astrophysical Journal 234, 245 (1979) (20%) Taylor Photometer
• Donald J. Taylor, "A Simple Repetitive Filter Cycle Photometer with Sky Background Compensation," Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 114, 108 (1980) 100%, Taylor Photometer
• E.G. Schmidt, "Four Color and H-Beta Photometry of Stars in the Galactic Cluster NGC 129," Astronomical Journal 85, 695 (1980) 35%, Taylor Photometer
• E.G. Schmidt, "Four-Color and H-Beta Photometry of Stars in NGC 7790," Astronomical Journal 86, 242 (1981) 35%, Taylor Photometer
• Barbara J. Anthony-Twarog, "uvby Photometry in M39 and Lyrae," Astronomical Journal 89, 655 (1984) 50%, Taylor Photometer
• E.G. Schmidt and D. Forbes, "Rotational Velocities of Stars in IC 4756 and the Calibration of Intermediate-Band Photometry for A Stars," Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Vol 208, 83 (1984) 33%, Taylor Photometer
• E.G. Schmidt, "Yellow Giants in Young Clusters I. Photometric Observations," Astrophysical Journal Supplements Vol 55, 455 (1984) 15%, Taylor Photometer
• G. Burki, E. G. Schmidt, A. Arellano Ferro, J. D. Fernie, D. Sasselov, N. R. Simon, J. R. Percy and L. Szabados, "Intercontinental Simultaneous Survey of the Unique Cepheid HR 7308 in Photometry and Radial Velocity," Astronomy. & Astrophysics Vol 68, 139 (1986) 30%, Taylor Photometer
• C. Loomis, E. G. Schmidt and N. R. Simon, "Photometry of Variable Stars with Periods Near One Day," Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Vol 235, 1059 (1988) 100%, Taylor Photometer, CCD Photometer
• T. J. Teays, E. G. Schmidt, M. Fracassini and L. E. Pasinetti Fracassini, "The Chromosphere of Beta Cassiopeiae," Astrophysical Journal Vol 343, 916 (1988) 20%, CCD Photometer
• C. G. Loomis and E. G. Schmidt, "HR Aur: An Active Binary?," Astrophysical Journal Letters Vol 347, L77 (1989) (50%) Taylor Photometer, CCD Photometer
• Otto Bruegman, "Three New Variable Stars and Eight New Faint Standard Stars," The Observatory 109, 95 (1989) 100%, Direct Camera and Taylor Photometer
• E. G. Schmidt, C. G. Loomis, A. T. Groebner and C. T. Potter, "The Long Period Field RR Lyrae Stars," Astrophysical Journal Vol 360, 604 (1990) 100%, CCD Photometer
• E. G. Schmidt and B. A. Gross, "Two New Short-Period Cepheids," Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Vol 102, 978 (1990), 100%, CCD Photometer
• E.G. Schmidt, "The Behlen Observatory Variable Star Survey: First Results," Astronomical Journal Vol 102, 1766 (1991) 100%, CCD Photometer
• E.G. Schmidt J.R. Chab and D.E. Reiswig, "Stars Classified as Constant in the General Catalogue of Variable Stars," Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Vol 104, 906 (1992) 100%, CCD Photometer
• E.G. Schmidt and D.J Taylor, "A Bok Globule in the Orion Nebula," Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Vol 258, 147 (1992) 100%, Spectrum Scanner, Area Scanner
• E.G. Schmidt and D.E. Reiswig, "The Behlen Observatory Variable Star Survey: Finding Charts and Light Curves for the first Ninety-Three Stars," Astronomical Journal Vol 106, 2429 (1993) 100%, CCD Photometer
• S.N. Goderya and E.G. Schmidt, "Be Stars in Young Clusters," Astrophysical Journal Vol 426, 159 (1994) 100%, CCD Photometer
• G.W. Wolf, "CCD Photometry of BM Orionis and Other Trapezium Stars," Experimental Astronomy Vol 5, 61 (1994) 100%, CCD Photometer
• E.G. Schmidt, J.R. Chab and D.E. Reiswig, "The Behlen Observatory Variable Star Survey: Paper III," Astronomical Journal Vol 109, 1239 (1995) 100%, CCD Photometer
• S.N. Goderya, K.-C. Leung, and E.G. Schmidt, "A Photometric Study of V508 Cygni," Astronomical Journal Vol 110, 346 (1995) 100%, CCD Photometer
• K.T. Korista, . . .J.J. Dokter, . . . C.M. Gaskell, et al. "Steps Toward Determination of the Size and Structure of the Broad Line Region in Active Galactic Nuclei. VIII. An Intensive HST, IUE, and Ground-Based Study of NGC 5548" Astrophysical Journal Supplements Vol 97, 285 (1995) 2%, OPTEC CCD
• E.G. Schmidt and A. Seth, "The Behlen Observatory Variable Star survey. IV," Astronomical Journal Vol 112, 2769 (1996) 100%, CCD Photometer
• E.G. Schmidt, "Stars Classified as Constant in the General Catalogue of Variable Stars II," Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Vol 108, 1105 (1996) 100%, CCD Photometer
• S.N. Goderya, K.-C. Leung, and E.G. Schmidt, "A Photometric Study of the Short Period Eclipsing Binary Star V719 Her," Astrophysics and Space Science Vol 243, 315 (1996) 100%, CCD Photometer
• S.N. Goderya, K.-C. Leung and E.G. Schmidt, "Photometric Investigation of the Evolved Contact Binary System DN Aur," Astrophysics and Space Science Vol 246, 291. (1997) 100%, CCD Photometer
• A.D. Silber, P. Szkody, D.W. Hoard, M. Hammrgren, J. Morgan, E. Fierce, K. Olsen, P.A. Mason, R. Rolleston, R, Routsalainen, E.P. Pavlenko, M. Nickolay, S. Shugarov, I.L. Andronov, S.V. Kolesnikov, T. Naylor and E.G. Schmidt, "The Noah Project: Detection of the Spin-Orbit Beat Period of BY Camelopardalis," Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Vol 290, 25S (1997) 5%, CCD Photometer
• M. Dietrich, . . . O.P. Francis, . . . C.M. Gaskell,. . . S.P. Pebley, . .S.A. Snedden, et al. "Steps Toward Determination of the Size and Structure of the Broad-Line Region in Active Galactic Nuclei. XII. Ground-based Monitoring of 3C 390.3," Astrophysical Journal Supplements Vol 115, 185 (1998) 10%, CCD Photometer
• S.J. Collier, ... C.M. Gaskell,... S.A. Snedden, et al. "Steps Toward Determination of the Size and Structure of the Broad-Line Region in Active Galactic Nuclei. XIV. Intensive Optical Spectrophotometric Observations of NGC 7469," Astrophysical Journal Vol 500, 162 (1998) 10%, CCD Photometer
• E.G. Schmidt, "Light Curve Changes in the Eclipsing Binary V719 Her," the International Astronomical Union Information Bulletin on Variable Stars No. 4552 (1998) 100%, CCD Photometer
• S.N. Goderya, K.-C. Leung and E.G. Schmidt, "Photometric Investigation of the Eclipsing Binary KN Per," Astronomy and Space Science Vol 254, 295 (1998) 100%, CCD Photometer
• E.G. Schmidt and K.M. Lee, "The RR Lyrae Star V442 Her: An Extreme Case of Light Curve Modulation," Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Vol 112, 1262 (2000) 100%, CCD Photometer
• K.M. Lee and E.G. Schmidt, “The Blazhko Effect of the RR Lyrae Star FM Persei,” Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific Vol 113, 835 (2001) 100%, CCD Photometer
• K.M. Lee and E.G. Schmidt, “The Blazhko Effect of the RR Lyrae Star DR Andromedae” Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 113, 1140 (2001) 100%, CCD Photometer
• E.G. Schmidt, “The Intermediate-Period Cepheid Strip Stars,” Astronomical Journal 123, 965 (2002) 100%, CCD Photometer
• K.M. Lee, E.G. Schmidt and S.T. Langan, “The Blazhko Effect of the RR Lyrae Star GV Andromedae,” Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific 114, 546 (2002) 100%, CCD Photometer

  Papers in Conference Proceedings

• G.D. Niva and E.G. Schmidt, "The Radii of SU Cas and TU Cas," presented at the NASA GSFC Conference on Current Problems in Stellar Pulsation (1980) 20%, Taylor Photometer
• E.G. Schmidt, "The Cepheid Luminosity Scale," presented at the IAU Colloquium on Stellar Hydrodynamics, Los Alamos (1980), 10%, Taylor Photometer
• E.G. Schmidt, "The Cepheid Luminosity Scale," Space Science Reviews 27, 449
• (1981) 10%, Taylor Photometer
• G.W. Wolf, "The Use of CCDs for Variable Star Differential Photometry," presented at the Third New Zealand Photoelectric Conference. The proceedings were published in Southern Stars Vol 34, No 3 (1991) 100%, CCD Photometer
• E.G. Schmidt, "The Behlen Observatory Variable Star survey," presented at the Ninth Annual Fairborn-Smithsonian-IAPPP Symposium, Automatic Small Telescopes in Tucson, February 1988, The proceedings were published in Automatic Small Telescopes, eds. D.S. Hayes and R.M. Genet (Fairborn Press, Mesa), (1989) 100%, CCD Photometer
• E.G. Schmidt, "Semi-Automated CCD Photometry" presented at the A.S.P. Symposium on Robotic Observatories, Boston, July 1990. The proceedings were published in Robotic Observatories: Present and Future, eds S. Baliunas and J. Richard (Fairborn Press, Mesa) p. 213 (1990) 100%, CCD Photometer E.G. Schmidt, "The Behlen Observatory Variable Star Survey: Early Results Relating to the General Catalogue of Variable Stars" presented at the meeting CCD's in Astronomy II. New Methods and Applications of CCD Technology, Charleston, March 1990. Proceedings edited by A.G. Davis Phillip, D.S. Hayes and S.J. Adelman (Davis Press, Schenectady), P. 187 (1990) 100%, CCD Photometer
• E.G. Schmidt, "Automated CCD Variable Star Photometry at the Behlen Observatory" in Automated Telescopes for Photometry and Imaging, ASP Conf. Series,Vol 28, p. 101 (1992) 100%, CCD Photometer
• E.G. Schmidt, "Stellar CCD Photometry at Behlen Observatory" presented at the ASP Symposium on Robotic Telescopes in the 1990's, Laramie, Wyoming, June 1991. The proceedings were published as Robotic Telescopes in the 1990s, ASP Conf. Ser. Vol 34, ed. A. Filippenko (Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco) p. 73 (1992) 100%, CCD Photometer
• S.N. Goderya, K.-C. Leung and E.G. Schmidt "Photometric Study of Selected Zero-Age Contact and Evolved Binary Systems" in the Third Pacific Rim Conference on Recent Developments in Binary Star Research, ASP Conf. Ser. Vol 130, ed. K.C. Leung (Astronomical Society of the Pacific, San Francisco) p.219 (1997) 100%, CCD Photometer

  PhD Dissertations

• G. D. Niva, "An Astrophysical Investigation of Radius and Mass Anomalies Among Short Period Cepheids," (1979) 25%, Taylor Photometer
• S.N. Goderya, "An Observational Study of Selected Zero Age and Evolved Contact Binary Systems," (1995) 100%, CCD Photometer
• K. M. Lee, "A Survey of Multiperiodicity in RR Lyrae Field Stars," 100%, CCD Photometer
• T.S. Young, "RR Lyrae Stars and the Instability Strip of Four Globular Clusters: A Survey at Behlen Observatory," (1998) 100%, CCD Photometer