About a year ago I began, what for me was, a very frustrating search for information on ensemble photometry. I used both the NASA ADS search engine as well as...
Mike and all, I was just about to write that the website has been down for some time now - but no! It's back up again, I've just checked, even though there has...
... Thanks very much to Tim for writing a very clear document which describes, step-by-step, how the various techniques for using comp stars compare to each...
I've been using Teleauto's implementation of 'Super Star' plus its PSF photometry for a few years and find it does an excellent job, especially in crowded...
RECENT NEWS April 06, 2006: Noted while visually observing the RCB star V517 Oph, Peter Williams reports the discovery of a possible nova in Oph at 17h 15m 30s...
It seems our friend and fellow CV observer from Pretoria, S. Africa, Berto Monard, has been on a real tear lately. While performing time series and snapshot...
When _was_ the last visual discovery of a nova? ... Cheers Mac< I expect Wolfgang Renz will come up with the answer for us shortly ;^) ... From: "Mike...
... Mike, Peter and all, Really luck. Here now Peter's star is at highest position. I had all night clear breaks. Aroud 1 UT become clear but another clouds...
ASAS-3 data. http://www.astrouw.edu.pl/cgi-asas/asas_variable/ 171530-2909.5,asas3,0,0,500,0,0 I don't know that it is same object as possible novae. ...
Well done to Peter! Regarding the coordinates, I wonder if that's not in Scorpius? Berto Monard ... RECENT NEWS April 06, 2006: Noted while visually observing...
Berto Monard
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Apr 7, 2006 8:35 am
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Thanks Berto, The seeing last night was poor and deteriorated further around 11pm local time so I decided to do a quick check of the RCB stars before closing...
Peter F Williams
pfwilliams@...
Apr 7, 2006 11:12 am
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A list of the most recent novae that were discovered visually: V382 Vel 1999 May 22.396 UT by Peter Williams (naked eye) 1999 May 22.451 UT by Alan...
Patrick Schmeer
pasc1312-aavso@...
Apr 7, 2006 1:01 pm
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Based on UCAC2 astrometry of this morning's images, I have the following coordinates: R.A.: 17h 15m 32.997s Decl.: -29d 09' 39.91" (2000) Residual in RA:...
... The following USNO-B1.0 star is even closer - but still 1.7" away: 0608-0516691 17h15m32.88s -29o09'39.2" R1= 17.48 B2= 17.78 Regards, Patrick ...
Patrick Schmeer
pasc1312-aavso@...
Apr 7, 2006 2:47 pm
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I'm looking for the AAVSO designations of ASAS 023322-1047.0 and ASAS 102522-1542.4, two variables that went into outburst early 2006. I can not find them...
Hi Tonny, If you type in "ASAS" into the chart search, it will return all the charts that start with ASAS. http://www.aavso.org/observing/charts/ ASAS023322 ...
I am doing a run on this right now, gonna get an orbit or two. Ephemeris is: T_mid-eclipse = HJD 2451570.85376 + 0.07390897E Michael http://www.lolife.com/...
Hey, all. I want to point you to an interview with Dr. Guenther Eichorn, the leader of the ADS team. I know many of the people on this list are database...
Aaron Price
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Apr 11, 2006 10:11 pm
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I confirm the outburst. This very interesting cataclysmic variable is near the peak light of its outburst. The light curve show beautiful humping variations...
Hello all, I am going to try to get a series of 10A resolution spectra tonight on this object every 60 minutes starting at dusk (03:00 GMT) till I poop out. I...
... If you look at the final figure in http://spiff.rit.edu/richmond/ritobs/apr11_2006/apr11_2006.html you'll see roughly one orbital period. The light curve...
Hi Michael, What your lightcurve shows essentially is the 'classical' signature of one (1) common superhump of a CV, characterised by a fast rise to maximum...
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