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[KMA]

Observing visually CV variable RU Peg

may bring quite different rising to max

when in outburst.

clear sky

KMA

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[KI5CAW]

A long time favorite of mine is S Cassiopeia. It has a very long period and a wide range in brightness. Near minimum I can't see it in mt 12". At maximum it's visible in binoculars.

[KMA]

VX Tau variable is too dim 

for me at minimum.

Here is my modest contribution of

maximum.

Visual observations can be quite rewarding..

 

best for clear sky

KMA

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[yuzameh]

Observing visually CV variable RU Peg

may bring quite different rising to max

when in outburst.

clear sky

KMA

RU Peg, SS Aur and SS Cyg are a nice little triumvirate of relatively frequent and repetitive bright CVs at certain times of year.  I once managed to see SS Aur and SS Cyg in outburst the same night, their cycle times are kind of similar (or used to be, I think I read SS Aur has been not going boom as often as it used to  somewhere, but that was a while ago and may no longer be true) and every now and again they get in sync.

 

It's a nice surprise to see a familiar field fo faint stars that the eyeball instantly recognises due to repeated observing suddenly, not gradually, suddenly having this way brighter star in the middle of it on a night's first glimpse of the field.  Changing universe is one of the fun bonuses of visual astronomy.

[KMA]

Morning observations of

U Geminorum in an outburst.

Did not catch the beginning

only maximum.....

 

best for clear sky

KMA

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