Light Curve Updated:
Thu Oct 10 11:38:00 EDT 2002
WW Cet is currently being observed in collaboration with an observing run on the RXTE satellite.
AAVSO WW Cet Charts:
The following is from CCD Views, visual observations
are also needed. See Eyepiece Views.
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2. WW CET RXTE SATELLITE CAMPAIGN NEEDS YOUR HELP
Please do not forget about the 3-month optical and X-ray campaign for
WW Cet. Dr. Darren Baskill is observing WW Cet once a day for 3 months
with RXTE. Optical correlation is very important for his project. A light
curve of the first month's optical observations along with his X-ray data
has been placed on his web site (see below).
** CCDV observations as often as possible are greatly needed! **
Please observe at least once a night through the end of October.
During times of XTE observations, please observe as often as possible.
Below is the latest list of upcoming slew times. This list is updated at
Baskill's web site. All times are UT.
SEP 25 13:40:00 to 14:31:00
SEP 26 13:23:00 to 14:19:00
SEP 27 11:31:00 to 12:20:00
SEP 28 19:16:00 to 19:58:00
SEP 29 15:49:00 to 16:39:00
SEP 30 10:41:00 to 11:27:00
OCT 1 12:00:00 to 12:50:00
OCT 2 11:43:00 to 12:28:00
OCT 3 09:51:00 to 10:35:00
Special thanks to Peter Nelson (NLX), Thomas Richards (RIX), and
Chuck Pullen (PCH) for already sending in significant CCD observations!
Dr. Baskill's web page covers the project in depth along with what he is
trying to learn.
http://www.star.le.ac.uk/~dbl/xtewwcet.html
AAVSO charts for WW Cet are available at:
http://www.aavso.org/charts/CET/WW_CET/
Please observe and report your data to the AAVSO as soon as possible.
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0006-12 WW CET - REMINDER TO MONITOR FOR RXTE OBSERVATIONS
We reported in AAVSO Alert Notice 295 and in Eyepiece Views, Vol 2,
No.3, that Dr. Darren Baskill of Leicester University, Leicester, UK,
has an observing run to monitor the dwarf nova WW Cet with the Rossi
X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE), for a duration of 3,000 seconds a
day and for 90 days.
The monitoring of WW Cet with RXTE was originally scheduled to start
in mid-May, but due 'hectic scheduling' of RXTE, it was delayed. We
have been informed by Dr. Baskill that the RXTE observations will now
start on Aug. 14 and will last 90 days.
Dr. Baskill is requesting the assistance of AAVSO observers to monitor
WW Cet closely and if possible simultaneously during his X-ray
campaign so that the x-ray and the visual data may be correlated.
For a more detailed description of the project, including information
on recommended frequency of observations and RXTE observing
timetables, please visit the AAVSO webpage that we are setting up for
this campaign which will have links to Dr. Baskill's website with further
information:
http://www.aavso.org/wwcet.shtml
