Mellon, Samuel NMamajek, Eric EStuik, RemkoZwintz, KonstanzeKenworthy, M ATalens, Geert Jan J.Burggraaff, OlivierBailey, John I.Dorval, PLomberg, B B DKuhn, Rudolf BIreland, Michael2022-03-240067-0049http://hdl.handle.net/1885/262423In addition to monitoring the bright star β Pic during the near-transit event for its giant exoplanet, the β Pictoris b Ring (bRing) observatories at Siding Springs Observatory, Australia and Sutherland, South Africa have monitored the brightnesses of bright stars (V sime 4-8 mag) centered on the south celestial pole (δ ≤ −30°) for approximately two years. Here we present a comprehensive study of the bRing time-series photometry for bright southern stars monitored between 2017 June and 2019 January. Of the 16,762 stars monitored by bRing, 353 were found to be variable. Of the variable stars, 80% had previously known variability and 20% were new variables. Each of the new variables was classified, including three new eclipsing binaries (HD 77669, HD 142049, HD 155781), 26 δ Scutis, 4 slowly pulsating B stars, and others. This survey also reclassified four stars based on their period of pulsation, light curve, spectral classification, and color-magnitude information. The survey data were searched for new examples of transiting circumsecondary disk systems, but no candidates were found.The authors would like to acknowledge the support staff at both the South African Astronomical Observatory and Siding Spring Observatory for keeping both bRing stations maintained and running. Construction of the bRing observatory to be sited at Siding Springs, Australia would not be possible without a University of Rochester University Research Award, help from Mike Culver and Rich Sarkis (UR), and generous donations of time, services, and materials from Joe and Debbie Bonvissuto of Freight Expediters, Michael Akkaoui and his team at Tanury Industries, Robert Harris and Michael Fay at BCI, Koch Division, Mark Paup, Dave Mellon, and Ray Miller and the Zippo Tool Room. This research has made use of the International Variable Star Index (VSX) database, operated at AAVSO, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. This research has made use of the VizieR catalog access tool, CDS, Strasbourg, France (doi:10.26093/cds/vizier). This research has made use of the SIMBAD database, operated at CDS, Strasbourg, France. We acknowledge with thanks the variable star observations from the AAVSO International Database contributed by observers worldwide and used in this research.application/pdfen-AU© 2019201910.3847/1538-4365/ab36622020-12-20