About two years ago we announced the release of Kepler and K2 C0–C12 Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS) data. These data provide photometry and centroid positions for the guide stars that were used to main stable spacecraft pointing. These data contain the highest time sampling possible with Kepler, with integration …
More »An updated version of the K2 Handbook has been released and is available in PDF format via the K2 Documents page at MAST.
The updated K2 Handbook describes:
A year ago we announced that we were undertaking an effort to reprocess campaigns 0–14 using the same version of the Kepler/K2 pipeline used for C15 and subsequent campaigns. This version introduced several new features and improvements, such as more sophisticated pixel calibration, better identification of spacecraft pointing …
More »There is an issue that affects the calibrated data in some of the the short-cadence target-pixel files (and resulting short-cadence lightcurves) for the most recent C2, C3, and C5 deliveries (Data Releases 21, 26, and 31).
What is it?
Previously we announced that the short-cadence data for some targets in …
More »A year ago we announced that we were undertaking an effort to reprocess campaigns 0–14 using the same version of the Kepler/K2 pipeline used for C15 and subsequent campaigns. This version introduced several new features and improvements, such as more sophisticated pixel calibration, better identification of spacecraft pointing …
More »To mark the tenth anniversary of the commencement of Kepler science operations, New Astronomy Reviews has published a Virtual Special Issue containing articles that describe the stories behind several of Kepler's seminal exoplanet discoveries and methodological innovations.
The issue contains the following contributions:
The pipeline-processed data for K2 Campaign 19 are now available for download from the K2 data archive at MAST. The C19 data release notes are also available, and users are strongly encouraged to read the release notes, particularly due to the complicated pointing history and resulting data quality of C19 …
More »A year ago we announced that we were undertaking an effort to reprocess campaigns 0–14 using the same version of the Kepler/K2 pipeline used for C15 and subsequent campaigns. This version introduced several new features and improvements, such as more sophisticated pixel calibration, better identification of spacecraft pointing …
More »Over the past six months, the Kepler/K2 data archive at MAST has added or updated the following five High Level Science Products:
The Kepler & K2 Science Conference V was held on March 4–8, 2019. Slide decks from the talks have now been uploaded in PDF format and are linked from the conference agenda.
In addition to the talks, we expect to upload posters in the near future. Presenters wishing to have …
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