[vsnet-chat 2462] Re: Variable star of the Year 2000!

["Berto Monard" <LAGMonar@csir.co.za>]

Hi chatters,

Despite good intentions the only light observable at the moment of local 'century-transition' will be fire works unless you live far from the 'civilised' (hm!) world. 
Alternatively one could observe during the UT transition. This might work well for some of the lattitudes, others will have daylight. 
Let's see what could be here on the agenda at LT 02:00: eta Car perhaps..., or TU Crt, or V803 Cen low down at the East, or a fresh SN in M83?

Perhaps one could give one's impressions as to which variable star would be electable as the star of the past century? Would it be Mira, eta Car, one of the interesting cv's (V803 Cen, SY Cnc..) or a misfiring NR (T Pyx)?

Just some ideas, obviously I am not an expert on the Northern jewels...

Best regards,

Berto  

>>> Taichi Kato <tkato@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp> 12/17/99 02:08PM >>>
Variable star of the Year 2000!

    Which variable star are you going to observe at the memorial moment
of the year 2000?   I would propose V2000 Cyg, which could be the best
observable V2000 variable for northern hemishere observers.  NSV02000
is also observable, but is likely a constant star.

Regards,
Taichi Kato

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