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Advanced MOST Science Archive (AMSA)

Microvariability and Oscillations of Stars (MOST) is a Canadian microsatellite designed to monitor optical variability in a few stellar targets for up to 60 days; it was launched in 2003. As the first telescope dedicated to asteroseismology, it was a pathfinder for the subsequent COROT and Kepler missions and is still in operation. The CSA ceased operations support in 2014. The device measured the oscillation in light intensity of stars in order to determine their composition and age. It also measured transits of known exoplanets. The data are also published by the Canadian Astronomy Data Center (CADC) (http://www.cadc-ccda.hia-iha.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/en/).



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Resource name Resource type Format Language Links
MOST Dataset Website HTML   HTML English Download the resource named: MOST Dataset (en)
MOST Dataset Website HTML   HTML French Download the resource named: MOST Dataset (fr)
MOST Documentation API API HTML   HTML English Download the resource named: MOST Documentation API (en)
MOST Documentation API API HTML   HTML French Download the resource named: MOST Documentation API (fr)

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Collection type Non-spatial data
Title Advanced MOST Science Archive (AMSA)
Publisher - Organization Name at Publication Canadian Space Agency
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Data Steward Jean Dupuis
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DIIDS No ODI-2016-00078
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CSA Science category Science
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Contact email gouvernementouvert-opengovernment@asc-csa.gc.ca
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Microvariability and Oscillations of Stars (MOST) is a Canadian microsatellite designed to monitor optical variability in a few stellar targets for up to 60 days; it was launched in 2003. As the first telescope dedicated to asteroseismology, it was a pathfinder for the subsequent COROT and Kepler missions and is still in operation. The CSA ceased operations support in 2014. The device measured the oscillation in light intensity of stars in order to determine their composition and age. It also measured transits of known exoplanets. The data are also published by the Canadian Astronomy Data Center (CADC) (http://www.cadc-ccda.hia-iha.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/en/).
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  • Quebec
  • Quebec - Longueuil
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Portal Release Date 2017-03-29
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    Time Period Coverage Start 2005-09-01
    Time period coverage end 2014-09-01
    Maintenance and update frequency Not Planned
    Date published 2017-03-27
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    Homepage http://www.cadc-ccda.hia-iha.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/en/most/
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