[vsnet-survey 73] RES: (fwd) Re: (fwd) Finding the right focal lenght for Novae Search

[Cristovao Jacques Lage de Faria <Cristovao@agnet.com.br>]

Brian Skiff wrote;

>>     But a big unknown is:  how many are being missed at 9th to 12th,
>>particularly in the Galactic bulge region?

>>     If possible I would argue to not sacrifice image-sharpness too much
>>for sheer efficiency.  I second Arne's suggestion of going for a little
>>more focal length instead of sky coverage since you already know that
>>the novae will be concentrated within 20 deg of the galactic center.
>>I also second the use of an IR-blocked R filter for the reasons Arne
>>mentions, plus being able to rely on the magnitudes, unlike many recent
>>discoveries.

Brian,


You gave me  a good argument  and I was focused in the 7th to 8th range.
I'll think about it and maybe decide to push the survey to the 200 mm  fl
limit. 
I think that this kind of survey has great potential and I see few people
using it yet.



Regards,
Cristovao Jacques
Wykrota Observatory - CEAMIG - 859

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