Discovery of ∼9000 new RR Lyrae in the southern Catalina surveys
Discovery of ∼9000 new RR Lyrae in the southern Catalina surveys
We present the results of a deep, wide-area variability survey in the Southern hemisphere, the first of its kind. As part of the Catalina Sky Surveys, the Siding Spring Survey (SSS) has covered $14,800$ square degrees in the declination range of $-75^{\circ}\leq\delta\leq-15^{\circ}$. To mine the enormous SSS dataset efficiently we …