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#3937487 - 07/22/10 01:58 PM
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I looked just recently at this star from my light polluted city and was pleased to find I could see it. Looks like I'll get to watch as it brightens.
Edited by John_G (07/22/10 07:51 PM)
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jgraham
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Re: T Cas
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#3937874 - 07/22/10 05:19 PM
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Cool beans. Have fun!
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John_G
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#3939090 - 07/23/10 09:56 AM
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I took another look at this last night. I found it although there were some variable clouds. I got to try out my 12mm Nagler. It gave me an excellent 1 deg FOV. I had a look at V Cas as well.
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Hubert
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#3939380 - 07/23/10 12:14 PM
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Remember that you don't observe this kind of stars more than once a week. Avoid bias!
Clear skies, Hubert
http://www.vvs.be/wg/wvs/
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John_G
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#3939503 - 07/23/10 01:11 PM
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Thanks. I was thinking along these lines last night. If I follow it too frequently, how would I notice change. I'll need to put together a list of stars I can follow.
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Hubert
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#3939521 - 07/23/10 01:17 PM
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Hi John,
If you want a good list here can you find a list that is suited for our new observers:
http://www.vvs.be/wg/wvs/waar_programma_en.php
clear skies, Hubert
http://www.vvs.be/wg/wvs/
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John_G
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#3939539 - 07/23/10 01:24 PM
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Excellent. Thanks again.
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Hubert
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#3940771 - 07/24/10 03:32 AM
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The AAVSO also has an excellent list of easy to observe stars:
http://www.aavso.org/easy-stars
clear skies, Hubert
http://www.vvs.be/wg/wvs/
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brianb11213
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#3940782 - 07/24/10 03:49 AM
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The AAVSO also has an excellent list of easy to observe stars
The only comment I'd have here is that I find T Cas to be a difficult star ... the nearby bright star is a handicap to visual estimation at low power, especially when the variable is faint, the brightness near maximum is uncomfortably balanced between binocular & small scope ranges and (at any rate here) it's often too near the zenith to be comfortably observed with a "straight through" instrument (ordinary binoculars). Couple all this with the Purkinje effect (to which all red stars are subject) and it's something of an awkward customer.
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Hubert
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#3943361 - 07/25/10 02:13 PM Attachment (103 downloads)
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Its' been some years ago that I have observed T Cas. So I don't remember if it was difficult.
You can see in this attached lightcurve that I have done a lot of observations of T Cas. The last two years I have stopped with visual observing because I'm doing photometry now. But I'm going to buy a small scope so that I can do some visual observing while my other setup is doing photometry. T Cas will be again on my observing program.
The blue crosses are my observations.
Clear skies, Hubert
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John_G
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#3949816 - 07/28/10 03:35 PM
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The finder charts are helpful as well. Perseus will keep me busy.
http://www.aavso.org/online-resources
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John_G
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#5234209 - 05/22/12 02:58 PM
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It's been a while since I've made an observation on this star. It's really the only variable I follow. I'll have to watch this summer. When it gets to around 12, I hope to get to a dark sky sight and make an observation.
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MG1962
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#5234973 - 05/22/12 11:35 PM
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One good thing with this class of star - when you have them in the field, you can't miss them
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