[vsnet-chat 1396] Binocular Variables for *Northern* Observers??

["Fraser Farrell" <fraserf@dove.net.au>]

G'day all,

I had quite a lot of email about this topic, so I've decided to reply to
the mailing lists....


After the recent announcement of my booklet "Binocular Variables for
Southern Observers" (see http://vsnet.dove.net.au/~fraserf/bvstars.htm), I
received several enquiries about the existence and availability of a
Northern Hemisphere equivalent.  For practical reasons my booklet's
collection of ~110 variables doesn't extend far north of the equator.

Judging from the comments received there seems to be no such publication
known to my correspondents, and I don't know of one either.  I confess
that I am surprised that there isn't one.  A bunch of charts
specifically for binocular users seems such an obvious idea; maybe I'm
missing something here?

I am well aware that some existing AAVSO, BAA VSS, etc charts show large
pieces of sky around bright northern variables.  And for all I know
someone in the north did publish something for binocular users decades
ago.  I also have a copy of the AAVSO Variable Star Atlas (which
unfortunately has a lot of superseded sequences in my half of the sky).

But what I haven't seen is a Northern Hemisphere equivalent of my
booklet.  Something with consistent dot sizes, readable with a red
light, containing modern comparison star sequences, etc, etc.

Of course I would like to be proved wrong about the non-existence of
such a publication.

Alternatively some funding for a trip north to help produce "Binocular
Variables for Everyone" would be welcome ;-)



cheers,
Fraser Farrell

http://vsnet.dove.net.au/~fraserf/  email: fraserf@dove.net.au
traditional: PO Box 332, Christies Beach, SA 5165, Australia

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