I regret to advise that the telephone number for booking arrangements at Alston Hall as printed in the latest Circular is incorrect in that the last "1" has...
Members are reminded of the request by Robert Smith for observations of the above stars throughout June-August 2004 and particularly during 20-23 July. For...
Roger, Will try and include this one in my integrations, however, do our cousins across the pond need us to report to your organization (VSS) or will Mr. Smith...
Is there some central venue for posting information on newly discovered suspected variables? For example detailed analysis of published data from the DENIS ...
Just seen a report on VSNET (via T. Kato) that Z And is undergoing an outburst. Latest observation by Y. Maeda (Nagasaki, Japan) has it at 9.5 on Jly 24.63. ...
U Del has been exceptionally bright this month: 5 July 1236GMAT B(2)V(1)F 6.4 12x50B 23 July 1229GMAT B(2)V(3)F 6.2 12x50B Sequence...
John Toone
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Jul 26, 2004 8:57 pm
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I also have noticed the increase in brightness in U Del over the last month. Brightest I've seen it. June 29.813 6.3 class 2 moon interference ...
John Stuart Day
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Jul 27, 2004 9:02 am
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Hello all Can I remind you when you post to the group, to put your name on the message? The e-mail just arrives from "baavss-alert@yahoogroups.com", and it...
K. Itagaki, Japan, has reported the discovery of a very bright supernova of mag 11.2 in NGC 2403 using an unfiltered CCD on a 0.60-m reflector on 2004 July 31....
Two whole clear nights in a row! Unusual for this year, which has been the poorest observing since 1992. Plenty going on to keep one up all night. AND3C66A...
I made the following estimate of Eta Gem this morning: 6 Aug 1438GMAT Epsilon(1)V(1)Fl 1 3.6 12x50B Binoculars (defocussed) were used because of...
John Toone
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Aug 7, 2004 9:26 am
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Estimates of Eta Gem from this morning 08 Aug 0220UT Mu(3)V(2)1 3.63 10x50B 0222UT Mu-6 , 1+4 3.61 10x50B 0224UT Mu-7 ,...
Tony Markham
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Aug 8, 2004 9:42 am
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Please be advised that Darren Baskill has updated his page from the link on the VSS web site. http://www.star.le.ac.uk/~dbl/xrayobs.html You should continue to...
Colin, I agree with your comments about R CrB being bright. Since mid April I have recorded it hardly varying within an extreme range of 5.9-6.0. My last...
John Toone
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Aug 12, 2004 9:03 pm
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Dear John, I too have found R CrB brighter than usual just lately, at about 5.9. I normally make it around 6.1. Mike Gainsford ... From: John Toone...
Michael Gainsford
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Aug 13, 2004 5:57 pm
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I don't think it's that unusual. A quick look at R CrB's light curve on the BAAVSS website shows a number of observations in the 5.5 to 6.0 value. The AAVSO ...
I observed this star last night (Aug 20th) at visual magnitude 10.3 SGEV 20040820.938 103 KGE Regards, Keith.. ... From: "Taichi...
Keith Geary
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Aug 21, 2004 5:50 pm
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I too observed V Sge bright on Aug 20.010 at 9.8 - certainly the brightest I have ever seen it since I started to observe it in early 1991. Probably close to...
Hello all, could anybody able to observe eta carinae take a look? This sounds interesting indeed! Keith... ... From: "Sebastian Otero" <varsao@...>...
Keith Geary
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Aug 30, 2004 7:23 pm
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The interesting RCB star(DYPer sub group) Z UMi is fading slowly... Aug 7.96 11.2 10.95 11.3 19.95 11.5 25.93 11.7 30.96 11.8 31.93 11.9 regards, Gary ...
Latest observation of Eta Gem: 11 Sep 1510GMAT Epsilon(1)V(2)FL1 3.4 12x50B Some observers are using Mu Gem as a comparison star because of its...
John Toone
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Sep 12, 2004 10:17 am
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John, Thanks for the alert. I am now operational with calibrated V- and I-band filters so I can measure both the V mags of Eps, Fl1 and Mu Gem, as well as the...
The unusual (cool) RCB star DY Per is now at an historical minimum. Latest observation made just under an hour ago was... Sep 15.05 UT, 15.7 visual. DY Per...
John, Early this morning (16th) at about 1445GMAT I imaged the relevant stars with V and I filters. Results relative to Hipparcos stars as follows: JD...
Below is a sequence for ASAS002511 based on a single night calibration from Arne Henden. Four bright V magnitudes from ASAS-3 are included in the notes. AAVSO...
Richard, Many thanks for these measurements. The measurement for Mu is particularly important and it was nice to see Eta confirmed at mag 3.4. If you get ...
John Toone
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Sep 17, 2004 5:07 pm
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Image ASAS I have posted my latest image of ASAS002511 taken on September 2004. http://astrosurf.com/blazar/variable/UG04/V-ASAS.jpg ASAS002511 SEP 17.9549...
John I think we should be wary of saying that a CCD(V) measurement confirms an individual visual estimate as this could be misinterpreted as implying that ...
Tony Markham
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Sep 18, 2004 1:56 pm
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Tony, I fully agree with all your comments. The remark on the 3.38 CCD(V) and 3.4 visual observations merely means that my eye response to the colours...
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