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2002 Updates
- Dec 3, 2002:
Updated charts:
Replace and stop using the old charts. These charts have new and better
sequences and fields.
TT CRT - C, CR, E, ER
CN ORI - D, DR, E, ER
CZ ORI - D, DR, E, ER
U SCO - D, E
New charts:
U SCO - B, BR, DR, ER
SN 2002JI - E, ER
New online chart:
R AND - E (was missing from online archive, only ER chart existed)
Cosmetic Changes:
RW DRA - D, DR (designation changed)
RXSJ2329 - E, ER (designation changed)
MARK 421 - E, ER (aesthetic layout and appearance improvement)
- Nov 12:
12 Revised Charts for 3 stars
These are new charts with revised sequences. Please replace your
existing
charts for these stars with these new charts. The sequences are much
better and will make your observations more accurate and (most likely)
easier.
IR GEM - D, DR, E, ER, F, FR
TZ PER - D, DR, E, ER, F, FR
UV PER - E, ER, F, FR
Please do not make any more observations with the older charts.
- Nov 8, 2002:
New E, ER-scale charts for V4744 SGR which is fading nicely..
3 older polar sequence charts around the north pole have been scanned and
published along with a chart designating the path of the north pole. These
charts are available at: ftp://ftp.aavso.org/charts/misc/polar
- Nov 1, 2002:
34 new reversed charts for 16 stars:
AB CEP - FR
AX AND - FR
FF PEG - DR, FR
R LAC - BR, DR, ER
RR CAS - BR, DR, ER
RS LAC - CR, DR
S AQR - BR, DR
S LAC - BR, DR
SU LAC - ER
SX AND - BR, DR, ER
SX ERI - BR, DR
SX PEG - DR, ER
SZ AND - DR, ER
TW PER - BR, DR, ER
TX CAM - BR, ER, FR
UZ AND - DR, ER
- Oct 29, 2002:
New BR chart for V4744 SGR, formerly known as N SGR 02#4
- Oct 28, 2002:
New B chart for N SGR 02#4
- Oct 12, 2002:
Revised & Updated Charts - please upgrade:
BZ UMA: E, ER (New sequence)
AM HER: D, DR, F, FR (New sequence)
AR UMA: D, DR, E, ER (New sequence)
EF ERI: B, BR, D, DR (New sequence)
DL HER: Location updated (note, GCVS location is incorrect, chart
location is the correct one - see EB/RR Lyr Committee for info)
New Charts
V4742 SGR: E, ER
V4743 SGR: E, ER
BZ UMA: F
QQ VUL: E, ER, F
MR SER: E, ER, F
VV PUP: E, ER, F
ST LMI: E, ER, F
UMA 5: F (w/ccd data) - will go online Sunday or Monday
EF ERI: F, FR
AR UMA: F
Cosmetic upgrades:
DR CYG: Update to J2000 coordinates
NSV 14284: 1967 d-scale chart scanned and placed online. This replaces
the incorrectly named chart for NSV1284 and corrects a
designation problem. See AAVSO Discussion Group for more info.
Comments:
Question about 1900 coordinates: Does anyone use them? We are
contemplating removing them from future charts. Please e-mail me if you
*do* use the 1900 coordinates on the charts. Thanks.
- Oct 9, 2002:
New 2nd AAVSO Variable Star Chart CDROM has arrived
and can
be ordered online!
Also..
F and FR charts for SN 2002GE.
- Oct 3, 2002:
BM SGE
BO SGE (LB), has been labelled on the d-scale chart for BM SGE.
V4742 SGR (N SGR 02#2)
A D-scale chart with a fainter Henden/Morel sequence has been published.
Reversed charts will be online soon.
click here
RU PEG
A fix to the RU PEG chart made in 9/01 and issued in August has been
placed online. If you observe with the 9/01 chart please upgrade to this
one.
Also...
PostScript versions of the following constellation finder charts (already
available in GIF format) were placed online at
ftp://ftp.aavso.org/charts/CONSTELL/ :
AQR, ARI, CVN, HYA, LEO, MON, ORI, PEG, PER, PSC, SER, SGR, TAU,
- Sep 24, 2002:
N SGR 02#3 renamed to V4743 SGR and charts updated appropriately.
R SGR A-scale chart has V4743 SGR (N SGR 02#3) plotted on it.
- Sep 22, 2002:
New N SGR 02#3 b-scale chart.
- Sep 20, 2002:
New charts:
DF CYG - DR, ER, FR scales
XZ DEL - FR
- Sep 19, 2002:
The online chart search engine now lets you print charts from within your
web
browser. Also, the range data for
all AAVSO Bulletin stars has been updated in the chart database
(united.txt) to
display AAVSO visual mags instead of GCVS mags (which can be photographic or filtered). This means the ranges
seen in the chart search
results are closer to what you will see visually.
- Sep 16, 2002:
A C scale chart for recently discovered nova
V4742 SGR (formerly N SGR 02#2) has been issued. D and E charts
will
be available in the future.
Also, the nova has been marked on the B-scale chart for V4157 SGR so you
can use it to find the nova if you wish. However, please use the sequence
on the dedicated N SGR 02 #2 chart to make the estimate.
- Sep 13, 2002:
Optional Upgrades
EL LYR D, DR, E, and ER charts have been updated using photometric data
from Ron Zissell. The existing sequence has not changed so you do NOT need
to update your chart if you are happy with your current chart. A few comp
stars have been added to fill out the sequence.
Cosmetic Changes
DG PEG D, DR, E, and ER-scale charts have been updated with revised 2000
coordinates. Thanks to Mike Simonsen for reporting this.
Z LYR F and FR-scale charts have had the label of the variable on the
field corrected (used to say "S" instead of "Z"). Thanks to Mike Simonsen
again for reporting this.
- August 22, 2002:
The AAVSO has recently published the following REVISED and UPDATED
charts. These are charts that replace previously existing charts issued
by the AAVSO.
** It is very important that you upgrade to these charts. **
** It is also important that you list in your reports the issue date of
the chart used. This is essential so we can transform the observations
made with the old chart to those made with the new one.**
Observations made with the older charts should not be combined with data
from these new charts without proper transformation. If you are observing
one of these stars, please stop using your current chart and begin to use
these. We believe you will find these charts easier to use and the
comparison sequences much improved.
Desig Star Charts
2209+12 RU PEG D, E
2149+48 LS CYG E, F*
1953+77 AB DRA B, D, DR*, E, ER*, F*, FR*
1946+02 V553 AQL D
1842+43 RW LYR BR*, DR*, ER*
1805+31 T HER E*
1454+41 TT BOO B*, BR*, D, DR*, E, ER*
1322+62 RR UMA BR*, DR*
0947+35 S LMI C, CR, D, DR
0747+01B AE CMI D, DR*, E*, ER*, F*, FR*
0619+25 VV GEM D, E, F*
0123+50 RZ PER B, BR*, D, DR*, E, ER*
0044+35 V AND B, BR*, D, DR*, E, DR*, F*, FR*
0041+32 RW AND F, FR
1947+38 FZ CYG D, E, F*
0531-30 RV COL B, BR
0525-32 TV COL D, DR, F, FR
0739+14 BE GEM B, D*, E, F*, BR, DR, ER, FR
0719+33 XX GEM B*, BR*, D*, DR*, E, ER*
* denotes charts at that specific scale did not previously exist;
Also, these charts will be included in the upcoming AAVSO Variable
Star Chart CDROM 2.0, to be published in October, 2002.
As always, charts are available via the chart search engine at
http://charts.aavso.org & via the AAVSO ftp site at
ftp://ftp.aavso.org/charts/ .
Please send any feedback and comments to charts@aavso.org. Thanks and
good observing!
- August 20, 2002:
77 new charts for Photoelectric Photometry programs have been posted to
the AAVSO WWW and FTP sites. These charts are denoted using a new "P"
scale format. This new format covers about 6 square degrees and includes
a comparison and check star. Visual observers can also use the charts as
visual comparison stars are also labelled. These charts will be included
in the next AAVSO Variable Star Chart CDROM published this October.
All these charts are available via the AAVSO FTP site
(ftp://ftp.aavso.org/charts/) and via the online chart search engine
at
/observing/charts/ .
PEP observers please note that although these charts may be downloaded, they are not to go into use
until January 1, 2003.
Designation Name
0016-20 T Cet
0022+17 TV Psc
0022-12 AG Cet
0039+40 EG And
0050+60 Gamma Cas
0243-12 Z Eri
0247-08 RR Eri
0250+17 RZ Ari
0258+38 rho Per
0349+30 X Per
0526+18 CE Tau
0549+07 alpha Ori
0600-16 SS Lep
0608+22 eta Gem
0643+32 IS Gem
0656-03 V614 Mon
0710+69 RU Cam
0710+82 VZ Cam
0710-26B EW CMa
0726-09 U Mon
0835-16 AK Hya
0904+31 RS Cnc
0915+00 IN Hya
1038+67 VY UMa
1052+70 VW UMa
1140+36 TV UMa
1154+19 GK Com
1301+23 FS Com
1308-02 SW Vir
1311+07 FH Vir
1330+08 FP Vir
1407-13 EV Vir
1439+26 W Boo
1531+15 tau4 Ser
1547+48 ST Her
1615+50 AT Dra
1623-26 alpha Sco
1642+72 AZ Dra
1715+60 VW Dra
1730-32 V449 Sco
1747-02 V533 Oph
1751+26 V441 Her
1755+04 V2048 Oph
1822+00 d Ser
1826+21 AC Her
1846+52 CX Dra
1852+43 R Lyr
1921+50 CH Cyg
1941+40 V973 Cyg
1946+22 V395 Vul
2000+56 NSV 12759 (Lac)
2014+37A P Cyg
2033+17B EU Del
2040+17 U Del
2056+47 V832 Cyg
2116+55 FZ Cep
2118+40 V1070 Cyg
2132+31 AB Cyg
2132+44 W Cyg
2138+45 V1339 Cyg
2140+58B mu Cep
2201+46 HK Lac
2204+45 AR Lac
2206+72 DM Cep
2229+56 NSV 14213 (Cyg)
2248+16 IM Peg
2252+48 EW Lac
2255+56 V509 Cas
2257+41 omicron And
2302+49 KX And
2308+02 SZ Psc
2311-08 chi Aqr
2332+45 lambda And
2341+02 TX Psc
2349+56 rho Cas
2349-00 XZ Psc
2350+28 II Peg
Four special calibration charts are also available at
ftp://ftp.aavso.org/charts/misc/PEP :
- Blue-Red Pair in Aqr
- Blue-Red Pair in LMi
- Blue-Red Pair in Oph
- Blue-Red Pair in Ori
- August 2, 2002:
The d-scale chart file for Z Del issued on the 1st CDROM and available on
the AAVSO Web site was corrupted making it unreadable. It has been
rescanned and placed online. Thanks to Bob Stine for notifying us of the
problem. http://www.aavso.org/charts/catalog/DEL/Z_DEL/ZDEL-D.GIF
The 1999 B, BR, D, DR, E, and ER-scale charts for FO AQL misidentified FP
AQL, which is also in the field. This has been corrected and new charts
published to the web/FTP site with the correct identification of FP AQL.
Thanks to John Sanford for his help on this chart.
The 1937 R CVN A-scale chart (revised 1986) has been modified to remove
some known variables as comparison stars and to label newly identified
variables. CP BOO, BW BOO, SW BOO, and NSV 20079 were added to the chart.
If you observe R CVN is it vital that you use this chart instead of the
old one.
- July 17, 2002: V AND B-scale cosmetic change (designation for RR And updated)
- June 19, 2002: F and FR scale charts for SN 2002dp.
- June 14, 2002: 1992 e-scale chart of R HER digitized and placed online
- June 4, 2002: d-scale chart of RW LYR digitized and placed online
- April 26, 2002: New f and g-scale charts for V4334 SGR
(Sakurai's Object)
- March 28, 2002: New e-scale AK CNC charts
- March 27, 2002: F and FR charts for SN 2002BS.
- March 26, 2002: 239 New charts! Mostly faint CV's of e and f-scale using
Henden/Sumner sequences.
- March 22, 2002: New reversed and updated (cosmetic changes) charts for V CMi and AU AUR.
- March 12, 2002: New Y Mon (BI Mon + IY Mon also in the field) charts.
- March 11, 2002: SN 2002bo f scale charts.
- March 7, 2002: New GK Per f-scale CCD chart.
- Feb 28, 2002: Cosmetic changes and new reversed charts:
S CRB D,DR
U AUR B,BR,D,DR,E,ER
RR PER B,BR,D,DR,E,ER
R TRI B,BR,D,DR
S CET B,BR,D,DR
T ERI D,DR
U CET B,BR,D,DR
U ERI B,BR,D,DR
V MON B,BR,D,DR
- Feb 21, 2002: More Wow! 40 new RR Lyrae charts!!!
- Feb 20, 2002: Wow! 98 new eclipsing binary charts!!!
- Feb 19, 2002: New charts for V1413 AQL
.
- Feb 15, 2002: New e charts with CCD info for FU
ORI
.
- Feb 8, 2002: Added reversed b-scale chart for V838 Mon &
revised the SN 2002ap charts to include .01 CCD V data and a
B-V color table.
- Feb 5, 2002: Updated SN 2002ap (F,FR) with new
Henden
magnitudes and new b-scale chart for V838 Mon
(formerly Var Mon 02).
- Jan 30, 2002: New charts: N Oph 02, later renamed V2540 Oph
(C,CR), SN 2002ao (F,FR),
SN 2002ap (F,FR).
- Jan 24, 2002:Var Mon 02 Updates & New Charts:
D, DR - Revised w/Henden data
E, ER - Revised w/Henden data
F, FR - Revised w/henden data + CCD tables
- Jan 22, 2002:New and reversed e-scale charts for RXSJ2329 & DE CVN.
- Jan 18, 2002: The preliminary and standard catalogs have been merged into one. In addition,
the search engine database was upgraded to now include all AAVSO charts. Over the next 6 months
there will be much progress in regards to updating and creating new charts. Please stay tuned to keep
up with the latest. Also read our
announcement in the latest Eyepiece Views newsletter.
Also, all chart questions and suggestions
should be sent to charts@aavso.org. Thanks.
- New and reversed charts for: (1/18/02)
R CET (b,br,d,dr,e,er)
RU CAP (d,dr,e,er)
V4334 SGR (d,dr)
BN ORI (e)
- New reversed charts for: (1/17/02)
W Cas
SS Aur
U Lyn
T Lyn
UU Aql
HI Aql
WX Cyg
V Cyg
RY And
BG And
DX And
SV Cas
V705 Cas
WY Cas
- 'd' scale charts are avaible for 1532-52 IM Nor. For more information
about the latest activity of this old nova, see News Flash
#897. - (1/14/02)
- The designation that appears on the charts for RR And has been
corrected. The correct designation is 0046+33. Also, the following charts have been added to the reversed chart
archives - (1/11/02):
- D and DR-scale charts for VAR? MON (01/10/02)
- D, DR, E, ER, F, and FR-scale charts for HV VIR (01/06/02)
Current Chart Updates
Chart Updates Archive 2003
Chart Updates Archive 2002
Chart Updates Archive 2001
Chart Updates Archive 2000
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