Henry Spencer wrote:
Trouble is, there *are* no stars with known oscillations on this
sort of time scale (except the Sun). These observations are almost
impossible to do from the ground.

Were the observations of the Sun done from the ground?

Granted that the atmosphere makes stars twinkle, but that can be
factored out by comparing simultaneous data from multiple telescopes
distant from each other.

Procyon was, I gather, about the closest thing to a "known
oscillations" star available...

Were the oscillations observed from the ground at the same time as
they weren't observed from MOST? If not, perhaps Procyon has simply
temporarily stopped oscillating.

MOST definitely has observed several other bright stars by now.

It can only observe one at a time? If so, will it be rendered
obsolete by the upcoming Kepler mission?
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