[vsnet-chat 3355] Re: V382 Vel comparison stars

[aah@nofs.navy.mil]

Bruce Sumner asked when some group was going to do real
two color photometry of the sky.  This must have been
a leading question, as I think Bruce knows that I am
involved in The Amateur Sky Survey (TASS).  That survey
(using Droege's Mark IV cameras) is scheduled to begin
in September, covering initially the northern sky from
-30 to the pole in Johnson-Cousins V&I down to V=16.
There are several cameras in queue to head south and
complete the entire sky.  So, within a year or two, there
should be both UCAC covering the entire sky for astrometry
and TASS covering about the same stars with photometry.
  In the meantime, what are observers in the southern
hemisphere that have CCD systems doing with their equipment?
I know a few have photometric filters, but they don't seem
to be jumping at the opportunity to clear up some important
questions.
Arne

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