Leon Bewersdorff

Leon Bewersdorff

Computer Science at RWTH Aachen University | Software Engineering & Sensor Network Operations at OurSky


I work in Software Engineering and Network Ops at OurSky, study computer science in Germany, and am an amateur astronomer with a private observatory. My research in astronomy includes exoplanet photometry, precision astrometry, and stellar multiplicity. Recent personal projects involve the automation and continued operation of research telescopes for robotic interferometry observations, as well as the development of observational astronomy software.

Personal Projects

Automization and operation of research telescopes
Telescopes in Chile and North America performing automated scientific observations. Click for more info.
Automization and operation of research telescopes
Observatory Kipshoven
My private astronomical observatory, conducting photometry, interferometry, and space domain awareness observations autonomously and robotically. Click for more info.
Observatory Kipshoven

Publications & Posts

Known Binaries Speckle Interferometry with a 1.0-m Telescope in Chile
Over the past several months, students and instructors from three schools—supported by experienced observers—have been making automated …
Automated Speckle Interferometry of Known Binaries
Astronomers have been measuring the separations and position angles between the two components of binary stars since William Herschel …
Automated Speckle Interferometry of Known Binaries
ExoClock Project III: 450 new exoplanet ephemerides from ground and space observations
The ExoClock project has been created with the aim of increasing the efficiency of the Ariel mission. It will achieve this by …
ExoClock Project III: 450 new exoplanet ephemerides from ground and space observations
Exploring Short Period Red Dwarf Binaries in the Solar Neighborhood Speckle Interferometry and Gaia - IV
Speckle Interferometry observations were made of double stars within 30 parsecs of Earth with a late K or M dwarf component using the …
Exploring Short Period Red Dwarf Binaries in the Solar Neighborhood Speckle Interferometry and Gaia - IV
ExoClock Project. II. A Large-scale Integrated Study with 180 Updated Exoplanet Ephemerides
The ExoClock project is an inclusive, integrated, and interactive platform that was developed to monitor the ephemerides of the Ariel …
ExoClock Project. II. A Large-scale Integrated Study with 180 Updated Exoplanet Ephemerides
Analysis of Eight Double Star Systems
Our Stanford Online High School class measured eight double stars and assessed the probability of a gravitational relationship for each …
Analysis of Eight Double Star Systems