tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384490499257050337.post5670803075866999710..comments2017-02-24T06:33:56.384-08:00Comments on The ExoLab Blog: The Kepler MissionJon Swifthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09075707416548403403noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-384490499257050337.post-42657265702286496132012-08-21T22:04:29.580-07:002012-08-21T22:04:29.580-07:00Another great post, Lori! Another "side benef...Another great post, Lori! Another "side benefit" of Kepler is its discovery of thousands of eclipsing binaries, which provide direct, model-independent mass and radius measurements of the two stellar components. Kepler has also provided new insights into all forms of stellar variability, including RR Lyrae pulsators, star spots, and even a highly-eccentric eclipsing binary with components that get so close to one another at periastron that they "pluck" each other and vibrate like guitar strings:<br /><br />http://arxiv.org/pdf/1102.1730v2.pdfJohn Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13639090412826787107noreply@blogger.com