Michael S. Connelley

Physics and Astronomy · Physical Sciences

18h-index1.8kcitations97works3.12yr avg
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Research Topics

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies(57), Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies(41), Astro and Planetary Science(32), Astronomy and Astrophysical Research(25), Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing(18)

Publications97 total

Using Gravity as an Age Indicator for Young Stars
The Astrophysical Journal Letters·2026Open Access
Spectroscopic Characterization of Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS: Water Ice in the Coma
The Astrophysical Journal Letters·2025· 12 citedOpen Access
Near-discovery Observations of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS with the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
The Astrophysical Journal Letters·2025· 15 citedOpen Access
SPHEREx Discovery of Strong Water Ice Absorption and an Extended Carbon Dioxide Coma in 3I/ATLAS
Research Notes of the AAS·2025· 16 citedOpen Access
Spectroscopic Characterization of Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS: Water Ice in the Coma
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
FUOr-Aur 0544+3330: A New Young Stellar Object Outburst in the Outskirts of Auriga OB1, Viewed Face-on
The Astrophysical Journal·2025· 2 citedOpen Access
FUOr-Aur 0544+3330: A New YSO Outburst in the Outskirts of Auriga OB1, Viewed Face-On
arXiv (Cornell University)·2025Open Access
Design and Performance of the Upgraded Mid-infrared Spectrometer and Imager (MIRSI) on the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Haro 5-2: A New Pre-main-sequence Quadruple Stellar System
The Astronomical Journal·2024Open Access
Design and Performance of the Upgraded Mid-InfraRed Spectrometer and Imager (MIRSI) on the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
iSHELL K-band Survey of Class I and Flat Spectrum Sources: Magnetic Field Measurements in the Protostellar Phase
The Astrophysical Journal·2024· 8 citedOpen Access
First laboratory and on-sky results of an adaptive secondary mirror with TNO-style actuators on the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility
2024· 2 citedOpen Access
Status and first results of the NASA IRTF adaptive secondary mirror
2024· 2 cited
In-lab and On-sky Closed-loop Results of Adaptive Secondary Mirrors with TNO's Hybrid Variable Reluctance Actuators
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
Measuring IRTF image quality and modeled improvement through use of FELIX and the prototype adaptive secondary mirror
2024
In-lab and on-sky closed-loop results of adaptive secondary mirrors with TNO’s hybrid variable reluctance actuators
2024· 1 citedOpen Access
iSHELL $K$-band Survey of Class I and Flat Spectrum Sources: Magnetic field measurements in the protostellar phase
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024· 1 citedOpen Access
Haro 5-2: A New Pre-Main Sequence Quadruple Stellar System
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
The 2022–2023 accretion outburst of the young star V1741 Sgr
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society·2024· 3 citedOpen Access
The 2022-2023 accretion outburst of the young star V1741 Sgr
arXiv (Cornell University)·2024Open Access
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Bo Reipurth(19), A. T. Tokunaga(7), John Rayner(5), Charles Lockhart(5), Lynne A. Hillenbrand(5), Christian Flores(5), K. W. Hodapp(4), Olivier Guyon(4), Mark Chun(4), Ellen Lee(4), J. Tonry(3), Michael C. Liu(3), E. L. Martı́n(3), Thomas P. Greene(3), John Bally(3), Morgan Bonnet(3), C. Aspin⋆(3), Howard Isaacson(3), A. C. A. Boogert(3), Mark S. Marley(3)