... Note that one of these two coordinates must be wrong (most people are using Kloehr's values 13:29:52.85 +47:10:36.3). CBET 174 reports that CfA spectra...
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amicustellarum
Jul 3, 2005 5:21 am
Keith, Interested by your post, I imaged V841 with our club's CCD camera and V filter. Using the 14.5 comp star from the AAVSO's Preliminary f chart, I got: ...
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Keith Geary
kgeary1ie
Jul 3, 2005 10:32 am
Thanks for checking that out Bill, this one is still the 'oldest confirmed' known nova, so there's a bit of history there! I had a look with my 8 inch early...
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Mike Simonsen
mikesimonsen
Jul 7, 2005 10:58 am
ROTSE3 J151453.6+020934.2 has been observed in outburst. ROTSE3J151 050707.1458 14.7 SXN OUTBURST Confirmation and time series observations are urged, a...
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Bill Goff
billgoff03
Jul 7, 2005 11:55 pm
Mike, I'm sure I can look at it this evening. Bill ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Mike Simonsen
mikesimonsen
Jul 8, 2005 3:05 am
From IAUC 8561: "V5116 SAGITTARII = NOVA SAGITTARII 2005 No. 2 E. Kazarovets and the GCVS team report that the variable-star designation V5116 Sgr has been...
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lou krajci
tom_krajci
Jul 8, 2005 3:32 am
I just stacked 10 x 60 second unfiltered images of the field for this star. I've compared it to the finder chart in IBVS 5559. I can faintly see the tiny...
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Gary Poyner
g_poyner
Jul 8, 2005 9:39 am
Isn't it amazing that confirmed Novae can receive a designation within days, yet confirmed Dwarf Novae are all but ignored! Certainly the coverage Var Her 04...
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arne
ahenden2
Jul 8, 2005 12:08 pm
... Yeah, I'm working on it, but improvement may have to wait until the IAU meeting next August. I'll let you know if anything changes before then. Arne...
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Gary Poyner
g_poyner
Jul 8, 2005 12:31 pm
... I'm sure you'll give it all you've got Arne, but one wonders why the problem hasn't been addressed before (or has it?) Can we look for a comment from any...
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binstrs
Jul 9, 2005 3:35 pm
... Well, ya know, context is a marvellous thing. Classical Galactic Novae, who cares? What new science comes from them, even new science restricted to the...
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Gary Poyner
g_poyner
Jul 9, 2005 3:48 pm
... Simply because it's a new Variable Star. And the GCVS are supposed to be interested in variable stars - whether CV, Mira, Eclipser or whatever. Once it's...
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Mike Simonsen
mikesimonsen
Jul 10, 2005 9:32 am
Taichi wrote: No one seems to be interested in (or feels responsible # for) correcting the false alarm on ROTSE3 J151453.6+020934.2 # (vsnet-alert 8555). Upon...
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Mike Simonsen
mikesimonsen
Jul 10, 2005 10:19 am
... than the IBVSs in which they appear, barely achieve linkage in SIMBAD, and are generally unknown to the relevant professional communities. Even if they had...
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binstrs
Jul 10, 2005 10:42 am
... Ah, but you jumped up and down making noises about a CV, I ain't heard nobody gripe about the non-naming of the hundreds of eclipsers of Sebastian's or the...
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Gary Poyner
g_poyner
Jul 10, 2005 10:54 am
... I only mentioned Var Her 04 because CV's are never far from being on my mind, but quite agree that any star shown to be variable either by one method or...
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Mike Simonsen
mikesimonsen
Jul 10, 2005 11:36 am
Var Her 04 is a perfect example of the selective way GCVS chooses to name new discoveries. If it had turned out to be a nova it would be Vxxxx Her. But it...
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James Bedient
hawaii_obs
Jul 10, 2005 8:28 pm
Hi John, I'm glad you're lurking out there again, I always appreciate your insight and humor when you drop a comment on one of these discussions. Those of us...
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binstrs
Jul 10, 2005 10:15 pm
Hiya Jim! ... Patrick's work, I jus' did the gubbinsy stuff ID and suchlike wise, and I weren't really necessary for that, really. ... how come that one got...
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James Bedient
hawaii_obs
Jul 10, 2005 11:44 pm
Hey John, ... 'Cos they _thought_ it was a nova! And we _must_ number novae, musn't we? ... It does indeed - but I think the less we ignore, the better?...
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binstrs
Jul 11, 2005 12:38 am
... blown ... musn't we? ... http://www.konkoly.hu/cgi-bin/IBVS?5608 http://www.astrouw.edu.pl/cgi-asas/asas_lc/185004-2624.3 hmmm, the eclipse looks to be...
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James Bedient
hawaii_obs
Jul 11, 2005 12:49 am
... I thot the CV'ers looked for humps?? ;-) And I'm off to see "War of the Worlds" with kids & friends this afternoon, now returning control of the cv list...
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Michael Koppelman
ngc4438
Jul 11, 2005 8:18 am
Nice back and forth, there, fellows. Very entertaining. To me HD 206697 is every bit as good of a name as SS Cyg. Perhaps we should just junk the GCVS...
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Michel Bonnardeau
mb1_astro
Jul 11, 2005 10:44 am
Not only the GCVS is CV incomplete but it also has errors. Example: HQ Mon is still listed as a SR (a pulsating star) while it has been known to be a CV since...
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arne
ahenden2
Jul 11, 2005 12:05 pm
... Something similar to this will be coming on-line in September at our web site. There are lots of things going on this summer here at HQ. However, naming...
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arne
ahenden2
Jul 11, 2005 12:35 pm
... I'm not on vsnet-outburst, nor do I want to be; anyone can forward this email to that list if you want. I am sure that Kato-san was referring to the fact...
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Lew Cook
lcoo
Jul 11, 2005 9:14 pm
... -snip- Yes I enjoyed the repartee as well. John is always entertaining and witty in his comments. But HD 206697? Or was that 209967? Or 206697? Gee, I'm ...
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arne
ahenden2
Jul 11, 2005 9:54 pm
... I like having "Cas", "Cep" etc. attached to the variable-star designation since it tells you roughly where in the sky the object resides. However, much of...
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Aaron Price
aaronp@...
Jul 11, 2005 11:36 pm
... Well lucky for us someone does know the solution. I represent the Acme company and I'd like to inform you all of an exciting offer, "The Acme Naming System...
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Christopher Watson
skygxproject
Jul 12, 2005 12:05 am
Biting sarcasm will get you nowhere. But it'll certainly get you some laughs. You certainly have mine! I'm dreaming, ya hear me, DREAMing of the day when I...
