[vsnet-chat 3041] Re: [vsnet-obs 28140] RE: Reszelski's observation

[Gary Poyner <gp@star.sr.bham.ac.uk>]

Hi all,

I've never managed 12 CV's in 7 mins.  If they are in the same part of 
the sky and visible then one per minute is easy.  Not constantly referring to
charts saves time.  HOwever I'm getting old now (42 soon), so two minutes
per observation is about average for me.  Lasse I know was a fast -AND 
accurate observer.  Pity we lost him to CCD really.  Gene Hanson has to 
observe quickly, as he always has one eye open for Scorpions and rattle 
snakes :-)

Cheers,
Gary



On Sat, 10 Jun 2000, Lasse Teist Jensen wrote:

> Dear colleagues,
> 
> >
> >   What a quick and deep observation!  Reszelski observed 12 CVs within
> >0.005 d = 7 min!
> >
> 
> Yes, that 's quite fast !!
> 
> But an experienced observer using a dobsonian scope can easily observe 12 CV with 7 minutes.
> That's no problem if you know the star fields from thousands of previous observations.
> Of course it helps if the stars are in the same part of the sky.
> 
> I guess observers like Gary Poyner and Gene Hanson often make observations that fast.
> I did the same when I observed visually using my 13.1 inch dobsonian.
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> Lasse Teist Jensen
> 
> 
>

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