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[vsnet-chat 5816] Re: Flare stars and other rapid brightenings
- Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 08:48:01 -0800 (PST)
- To: tl@thola.de, Thom Gandet <tgandet@mindspring.com>
- From: Lew Cook <lcoo@yahoo.com>
- Subject: [vsnet-chat 5816] Re: Flare stars and other rapid brightenings
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--- Thorsten Lange <tl@thola.de> wrote:
-snip->
> Other question, has somebody successfully visual observed
> some flares? Or do we need an automatically complete
night observation with CCD cameras?
Back in the days (nights) when I actually LOOKED thru
telescopes, I sat the telescope on V371 Ori and checked it
every few minutes. I caught a really pretty flare and was
impressed. Once I noticed it was brightening I increased
the frequency of the observations.
Some nights, no flare, but once I got a really nice one.
Certainly round - the - clock coverage will tell a lot more
about the star. If the goal is to determine the frequency
of flares, certainly a CCD campaign would be the best
method for monitoring these stars.
=====
Regards, Lew
p.s. The CBA Concord 17.5 inch reflector
will be modified for 19 degrees latitude and moved:
http://vsnet.geocities.com/lcoo/pahala.htm
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