[vsnet-chat 5601] Re: [AAVSO-DIS] Re: V 4742 Sgr

["Stan Walker" <astroman@xtra.co.nz>]

Hi Roger,

Good to hear from you and the update on observing. I've always wanted to set
up something like you're doing but I seem wedded to CVs! I still think the
visual observers can do it better but prove me wrong!


Regards,
Stan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger Pickard" <rdp@star.ukc.ac.uk>
To: <astroman@xtra.co.nz>
Cc: <aavso-discussion@informer2.cis.McMaster.CA>;
<vsnet-chat@ooruri.kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp>
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 3:07 AM
Subject: [vsnet-chat 5590] Re: [AAVSO-DIS] Re: V 4742 Sgr


> Hi Stan,
>
> >>  SRs are interesting stars but best left to the visual people.
> > I disagree entirely.  Since the amplitude is likely under 0.5 mag.,
> > the "visual people" aren't going to see anything significant.  "Better
> > left for an automated wide-field system" might be a better way to look
> > at it, saving the ordinary narrow-field CCD observing for transient
> > objects etc.
>
> I've been away for a few days so I've only just picked this up but I agree
> with Brian.
> Indeed, I've been monitoring a few bright SRs with a 100mm lens + CCD for
> a few months now.   We've also just instigated a programme to monitor some
> similar stars for Tim Bedding (Univerisity of Sydney) and Albert Zijlstra
> (UMIST, Manchester).   See the VSS web pages at: www.britastro.org/vss
> Cheers,
> Roger
>
>
>

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