February 20, 2019: Drs. Sara Motta and Jari Kajava (University of Oxford) have requested AAVSO observers' assistance in monitoring the binary X-ray source V818 Sco (Sco X-1) in support of a large multiwavelength observing campaign being carried out from now through 2019 February 24.
January 28, 2019: AAVSO Alert Notice 659 announced that the nova-like variable KQ Mon will be observed with Chandra on 2019 January 29-30 UT. The exact time interval given was incorrect.
KQ Mon will be observed with Chandra on
2019 January 29 20:18 UT - January 30 00:28 UT.
A snapshot every one to two nights is requested between now and February 9. V filter is optimal. Visual observations are welcome. The visual range of KQ Mon is 12.5-13.7.
January 25, 2019: Further to AAVSO Alert Notice 645, Michael Stroh (Ph.D. candidate, University of New Mexico) informs us that two of the VLA targets on his list of 19 long period variables for his SiO maser study that is underway have been removed and two other targets added.
The stars removed from the campaign are V1301 Cyg and V1659 Cyg. The stars taking their places are V657 Cas and V850 Cas. Below is a revised list of the targets for this campaign.
Note: The time of the Chandra observation was incorrect in the original version of this Alert Notice. The text below has been edited so that the time is correct. This correction was announced in AAVSO Alert Notice 661. - Elizabeth Waagen
December 3, 2018: Further to AAVSO Alert Notice 652, Dr. Koji Mukai (NASA-Greenbelt Space Flight Center) informs us that EC 21178-5417, one of the novalike variables in his target list, will be observed with Chandra on 2018 December 5 20:18 UT - December 6 01:00 UT.
November 21, 2018: Dr. Hans Moritz Guenther (MIT; Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research) and colleagues have requested AAVSO observers' assistance in monitoring several HerbigAeBe stars in support of upcoming observations scheduled with Chandra.
Note: Edited November 20, 2018, to clarify the links to the forum threads for this campaign. - E. Waagen
November 7, 2018: Further to AAVSO Alert Notice 654, the date and time of the Chandra observations of the T Tauri stars XZ Tau and HL Tau scheduled for 2018 November 15 have been revised to November 11 and 12.
Dr. David Principe (MIT) informs us that Chandra is now scheduled to observe the targets on:
Note: Text revised October 30 to include date and time on which the predicted eclipse window is centered. It was further revised November 2 to correct the SAO number of b Per and to correct the position of the check star. - E. O. Waagen
Note: The November 15 observation with Chandra has been rescheduled to 2018 Nov. 11 17:37 - Nov. 12 00:01 UT and 2018 Nov. 12 08:01 - Nov. 12 14:27 UT. Please seeAAVSO Alert Notice 656 for details. - Elizabeth O. Waagen
