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

Patrick Schmeer pasc1312-aavso at yahoo.de
Thu Jun 7 16:43:30 EDT 2007


--- arne <arne at aavso.org> wrote:
> Patrick Schmeer wrote:
> > 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

On the zoomed JPEG image the suspect looked less fuzzy and elongated
than the stars.
 
Patrick 



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