[vsnet-campaign-dn 1267] WZ Sge V-band data, Aug 16 UT from RIT Obs

[Stupendous Man <richmond@a188-l009.rit.edu>]

  Michael Richmond and Stacey Davis observed WZ Sge in V-band 
from JD *137.60 to *137.73 on Aug 16 UT.  Conditions were poor,
with thin clouds gradually becoming thicker and thicker.
As usual, you can find a link to a description of the run at

       http://spiff.rit.edu/richmond/ritobs/wzsge.html

or, a direct link to the data at

       http://spiff.rit.edu/richmond/ritobs/aug16_2001/wzsge_aug16ut.dat

  This V-band data may be combined with simultaneous observations in
other passbands: B-band data from Tim Hager, and I-band data from
Arto Oksanen.  I hope that the short period of overlap may be useful
to those modeling the outburst.

  You may recall that I found an eclipsing binary star in the 
field several weeks ago.  Well, my reductions of this run showed
what appeared to be _two_ new variables, each oscillating by
about +/- 0.1 mag over periods of about 8 minutes.  For a short time,
I was very happy.  However, each of these candidates is very close to
a corner of the field of view, and I now think that periodic error
in the telescope's worm gear was causing the variations.  You can 
see the data and read my explanation on the night's WWW page:

       http://spiff.rit.edu/richmond/ritobs/aug16_2001/aug16_2001.html

  The weather in Rochester will be wet for several days and nights,
so I do not anticipate another run soon :-(

                                             Michael Richmond

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