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S. J. Austin, B. Dunlap, M. Franklin, T. Hoggard (University of Central Arkansas), J. S. Hoskins (Nubbin Ridge Observatory)
The monitoring of the spectroscopic variability of Be stars is crucial for testing Be star models. Motivated by this, a Be star monitoring project was developed for undergraduate student research involvement. We have been obtaining 0.8 Angstrom/pixel resolution H\alpha line profiles for several bright Be stars since 2003 June. These spectra were acquired using the UCA Fiber Fed Spectrograph used at the UCA Observatory and the Nubbin Ridge Observatory in Royal, AR. H-\alpha line profiles, velocities, and variability are shown for Delta Sco, Chi Oph, Eta PsA, 48 Lib, and Upsilon Sgr (HD181615).
Funding has been provided by the UCA University Research Council and the Arkansas Space Grant Consortium.
The author(s) of this abstract have provided an email address for comments about the abstract: saustin@mail.uca.edu
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