[vsnet-chat 1063] Re: CK Ori etc. (Lindberg)

[Taichi Kato <tkato>]

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arne wroth:

Seems
like a waste of some good observer's time.
Observing stars is never waste of time its enjoy the time
Regards
Hans-Goran
http://w1.217.telia.com/~u21700221/index.htm



aah@nofs.navy.mil wrote:

> Kato-san gave an explanation as to why CK Ori might have been considered
> a variable (due to mismatch between comparison and 'variable' color).
>    Remember, I'm not a visual variable star observer.  I note that the
> AAVSO has at least 5 years of constant data for CK Ori, and Gary Poyner
> mentions that the BAA VSS has 28 years of constant data.  My question is:
> why has this star been observed, and is still on the programs of such
> groups?  It would seem to me that a year or two of observation would have
> been sufficient to prove/disprove the 120 day reported period and half-mag
> amplitude.  Was this a case of someone just not bothering to remove the
> star, or was there a conscious effort to keep observing this star?  Seems
> like a waste of some good observer's time.
> Arne
>

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