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[vsnet-obs 2973] (fwd) Re: Fading of V705 Cas

Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 01:15:56 +0100
From: gp@star.sr.bham.ac.uk (Gary Poyner)
To: SDI00707@niftyserve.or.jp

Dear all,

In response to Reinder Bouma's note re. V705 Cas.

I too have been puzzled by observations of V705 Cas posted to VSNET
over the past few weeks or so, except that I have found it strange
that some observers were reporting it so faint!  

I can state with every confidence that the object which I have been monitoring
 is NOT GSC 4008.1363.  I have been observing this nova since 
discovery in 1993 (300+ observations), and am absolutely confident that I 
am estimating the nova's brightness and not a field star.  Both the TA and 
AAVSO charts identify the same object, which rules out any ID problem.  

I have just made an observation of V705 Cas, taking great care (as usual)
with the estimate.  Although slightly fainter than last night, I still
make it brighter than my Dutch friends.  The observation is...

        Jun 16.993   16-2       12.7   Class 1  40cm  Seq. TA

(Star 18 on the TA seq.(133 AAVSO) looks a little bright to me)

I take it that the magnitude of GSC 4008.1363 noted by Reinder in his message 
(approx. 12.5) was a combined one, as this star is obviously a
double.

Regards,
Gary Poyner