Alert Notice 473: T Tauri Stars Observing Campaign

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Tue, 11/06/2012 - 22:12

Visual Observers,

 

Please read this Alert Notice on the AAVSO web page. This is a great chance for visual observers to contribute to a major study being done by professional astronomers. I just printed my charts and am ready to start observing them. Read the entire Alert Notice. It's exciting. I hope as many will participate as possible.

 

Chris Stephan   SET

Robert Clyde Observatory

Sebring, FL   USA

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Vereniging Voor Sterrenkunde, Werkgroep Veranderlijke Sterren (Belgium) (VVS)
Be carefull when using the

Be carefull when using the VSP for DR Tau. There is a bright star (mag. 10.5) not included on the charts (gsc 1271 1265), close to the position of V1001 Tau. It's not a nova :-) ...and makes it tricky to orientate in the starfield.

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Magyar Csillagaszati Egyesulet, Valtozocsillag Szakcsoport (Hungary) (MCSE)
The 10m star is not V1001

Dear Mike,

I doubt the 10m star would be V1001 Tau. Aladin shows a kinda 13.7 mag nebulosity (or very close double star) close to the position of V1001. APASS data show this star seems to be variable (Verr=0.183 mag), while the 10.7 mag star seems to be constant in APASS (Verr=0.005 mag).

Clear skies,

Robert Fidrich (FRF)