[vsnet-ecl 133] Re: Call for observations - OW Gem, a retraction

[dhkaiser@sprynet.com (Dan Kaiser)]

Dear Colleagues,

I sincerely regret to inform you that the alert of OW Gem's fading has
proven to be false.  The following note was passed on to me from Wolfgang
Quester.  I apologize for any inconvenience this has caused anyone.  I will
admit that the alert did raise _my_ heart rate!  In the future I shall
require further confirmation before sending an alert.  Again my sincere
regrets.

Dan Kaiser

>Hi folks, keep cool!
>
>My message to Marv Baldwin regarding OW Gem has obviously toured the world.
>I am very sorry that a first look at my data gave you sleepless nights.
>However, it made me look closer at the measurements. The table summarizes
>all my data obtained during January 2000. Comparison stars are *1 = SAO 95810,
>*2 = SAO 95777, *3 = GSC 1332.578. Frames were obtained with a 20 cm Cassegrain
>f/6.4 with ST-7E and KG5/2 mm IR blocking filter. There is no indication of
>a drop of its light!
>
>JD          OW-*1   OW-*2   *1-*2    *2-*3
>
>51549,4807          -0,82           -0,87
>51549,4822          -0,88           -0,86
>51549,4847          -0,85           -0,86
>51557,4253   0,28    -0,86   -1,14   -0,85
>51557,4273   0,33    -0,81   -1,14   -0,86
>51557,4294   0,31    -0,83   -1,14   -0,86
>51557,5419   0,28    -0,87   -1,15   -0,82
>51558,2838   0,27    -0,82   -1,09   -0,90
>51558,2851   0,26    -0,85   -1,11   -0,88

>Clear skies
>
>Wolfgang

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