[vsnet-flare 30] Re: [vsnet-chat 5812] Re: Flare stars and other rapid brightenings

[Lew Cook <lcoo@yahoo.com>]

--- 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://www.geocities.com/lcoo/pahala.htm

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