[vsnet-alert 3536] Re: V844 Her sequence

[Hazel McGee <HazelMcGee@compuserve.com>]

(Taichi - you may want to transfer this correspondence to VSNET-Chat.)

>>  I note in Hazel McGee's report on V844 Her that she's used GSC
comparison stars instead of the properly calibrated sequence by Arne Henden
at:  http://ftp.nofs.navy.mil/pub/outgoing/aah/sequence/sumner/v844her.seq
Apparently the AAVSO chart dated 6/1997 also contains a bogus comparison
sequence in this field---see the comments in Bruce Sumner's report in this
URL above.<<

Yes, point taken.  Unfortunately the AAVSO preliminary charts that I tried
to download seem to be corrupted, anyway they crash my (now rather
primitive) copy of Netscape.  We are eagerly awaiting the promised charts
CD-Rom on this side of the pond!  I will try to take a look at the URL you
mention.  

The GSC comparison was taken from Megastar which I use to draw my charts,
the particular star used here was GSC 3062:173 about 3.5mins NW of the
variable.  When observed last night V844 was approximately equal to this
star so if we have a better mag, we can adjust the figure.

Most of the UK and Europe is smothered by cloud (has been for weeks) with
only occasional breaks one of which I was lucky enough to grab last night. 
I do hope someone in the States or maybe Japan has been able to confirm the
outburst.

Best regards
   Hazel McGee

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