October 31, 2014
Matt Wood, Ph.D.,†Professor and Department Head,†Department of Physics and Astronomy at†Texas A&M University-Commerce recently spoke to a joint meeting of the Math/Science Student Organization and Phi Theta Kappa. The topic was†?Kepler Observations of Cataclysmic Variable Stars," which was a†spectacular presentation on the variability of brightness of stars known as Cataclysmic Variable Stars as documented by telescopes at the McDonald Observatory in west Texas.These binary star systems have a normal or ?companion? star that loses material onto the paired white dwarf. There are probably more than a million CVs in the galaxy. This was a great opportunity for NTCC students to learn from a visiting scholar.
