[vsnet-chat 5179] About courios observation, no confusion

["Toni Scarmato" <toniscarmato@hotmail.com>]

Dear all.

Maciej wrote:

......I think the best way for you is a Pixy System....

Two years ago I have used this program, but unless an help
is not easy to use it.
No problem with the configuration of my computer I Have 256 MB of RAM and a
Pentium III 500 MHZ.
Also, I can convert the images in fits format.

Taichi wrote:

..... Toni, you may wish to learn the astronomical concept of "equinox",
i.e.
the earth has a changing rotation pole projected on the sky...........

Yes, I know the problem of the equinox and epoch.
Megastar Program version 4.0 is based on equinox 2000.0 and I think also
epoch 2000.0.
I use this program to found comets positions.
Again, General  Catalogue  of  Variable  Stars  4th  edition
(Kholopov  et  al.  1985-88)
GSC 1.1 version.
and
Astronomical Data Center
I/239   The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues   (ESA 1997)
The program compute the proper motion of the stars.
This mean that the program seem to be realiable.

Infact, Brian wrote:
.........Given that FH Hya is a BD star, it is odd that no accurate position
is given.  Indeed, even SIMBAD has only the IRAS position.  It is readily
identifiable as:
FH Hya = BD-06 2942 = GSC 4900-0329:  9 34 01.77 -06 59 18.6 (2000,
Tycho-2).......

that is just the position reported from Megastar program for GSC 4900:329
(09 34 1.78 -06 59 18.0)
but, as say Taichi is a little different from HYAFH  (09 34 0.9 -06 59 04).


Finally,

Taichi wrote:
.........It seemed to be that the best way for reporting variable stars of
uncertain identifications is to report them (with full circumstances)
to vsnet-chat, and wait Brian Skiff's confirmation before actually
submitting the data to vsnet-obs.  This sounds very quick!  B-)........

It seems a good idea.

P.S. Sorry Nikolai Samus, I not Have read your message, but now is all
clear.

Regards,
Toni Scarmato

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