[Aavso-photometry] Request for confirmation observations near TT Boo

[arne]

Patrick Schmeer wrote:
> --- arne <arne at aavso.org> wrote:
> 
>>John's image does show an object about 3arcmin north of TT Boo.
>>The suspicious facts, though:
>>- same RA as TT Boo, to within 0.3arcsec
>>- same brightness as TT Boo when in outburst
>>- However, unlikely to be an outburst of TT Boo, since the last outburst
>>    was only three weeks ago (and we have recent negative reports anyway)
>>- high galactic latitude (+60), so an unlikely nova
>>- no obvious galaxy at that position, so unlikely supernova
>>- it would be a rare event to have two CVs so close together
>>     with the same RA.
>>So definitely an interesting observation and worthy of confirmation.
>>Arne
> 
> 
> I have just checked John's CCD image, too. In my opinion the suspect
> looks different from the other star images so that I suppose it is a
> flaw.
>  
I was only given a jpeg until just recently.
Using the FITS image, the fwhm of the stars in the region are
about 2.3-2.4 pixels.  The object in question has fwhm=1.4 pixels.
It is a defect, most likely a cosmic ray.  Interesting coincidence
regarding the RA!
Arne