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Re: [vsnet-chat 6151] Re: SS Aur problem > Checking through my records, using the BAAVSS chart for SS Aur I have > never seen it fainter than 15.6. I also hardly ever have trouble seeing > it a minimum (except for nights with bright Moon), with it usually > being seen between 15.0 & 15.5 - occasionally brighter. > > I edit the VS pages for 'The Astronomer' magazine, and the minimum > magnitude reported by observers for SS Aur is in the 15's. A note to add, Misselt (1996) also reported V=16.1 for the SS Aur in quiescence. Since V=16.7 is reported for the very recent brightness, there will be no problem to directly compare visual and CCD observations just now, or on some night, to resolve the discrepancy. Regards, Taichi Kato
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