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Re: [vsnet-chat 6731] R CrB > the 5-days-average of the VSNET observations of R CrB jumped from 6.0 in > June to 6.2 in July AFTER the mails about a possible faiding of this star. > My question is, if this fading is real or a result of the mailings: Are lots > of observers sending slightly darker observations because of the thinking, > there should be some fading, or because of real fading? > > Is there anybody who could verify the fading by non-visual observations? This "fading" looks like real, although the change was small (likely a pulsation?). See e.g. ASAS-3 light curve. A sudden jump may have been an effect that more observers started paying attention to a smaller change after the announcement. Regards, Taichi Kato
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