[vsnet-chat 1397] Re: Binocular Variables for *Northern* Observers??

[Graham Richard Pointer <grp1@st-andrews.ac.uk>]

The BAA Variable Star Section produced one around 1984, but it's now out
of print.

Graham.

On Wed, 21 Oct 1998, Fraser Farrell wrote:

> 
> 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 unfortunately has a lot of superseded sequences in my half of the sky).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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