Data processing for K2 Campaign 16 is now complete and the pixel files and lightcurves are in the process of being shipped to the data archive at MAST. We anticipate that the data release will be announced near May 24th.
The target list featured 20,647 stars alongside 9,241 …
more ...The Kepler/K2 mission operates a Visiting Scientist Program which enables users of Kepler or K2 data to visit the mission headquarters at NASA Ames in California for a period of multiple days, weeks, or months.
The program gives both junior or senior researchers the opportunity to interact closely with …
more ...The data release notes for K2 Campaign 15 are now available online. We encourage all users to review the notes.
more ...US-based users of K2 data are reminded that Phase-2 proposals for the K2 Guest Observer Cycle 6 are due in one month, i.e. by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on April 19, 2018.
The Cycle 6 Phase-2 solicitation offers the opportunity to obtain funds to execute scientific investigations …
more ...Lightkurve v1.0 is a new Python package which offers a user-friendly way to work with the pixel and lightcurve products produced by the Kepler and TESS pipelines. The package aims to lower the barrier for both students, astronomers, and citizen scientists interested in analyzing Kepler and K2 data by …
more ...The science program and target lists for K2 Campaign 18 have now been posted on the approved targets & programs page.
The Campaign 18 target list includes 20,929 standard long cadence and 234 standard short cadence targets located towards the constellation of Cancer.
The field is almost identical to that …
more ...The pipeline-processed data for K2 Campaign 15 are now available for download from the K2 data archive at MAST.
The target list featured 23,279 standard long cadence and 119 standard short cadence targets located towards the constellations of Scorpius.
Highlights include:
The Kepler spacecraft successfully completed its K2 Campaign 16 on February 25th, and the full data set has now been downlinked via NASA's Deep Space Network.
To enable users to make use of the current visibility of the Campaign 16 field from the ground, the raw cadence data files have …
more ...Data processing for K2 Campaign 15 is now complete and the pixel files and lightcurves are in the process of being shipped to the data archive at MAST. We anticipate that the data release will be announced near March 13th.
The target list featured 23,279 standard long cadence and …
more ...The ASAS-SN survey reports the discovery of a bright supernova (V=15) in a nearby galaxy that is currently being monitored by Kepler as part of its ongoing K2 Campaign 16. The event is named ASASSN-18bt (AT 2018oh) and is located at 09:06:39.6 +19:20:17.5 …
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