Proposal #284

Proposer	(37929) Peter Bealo (pbealo@comcast.net) obscode: BPEC
Assigned To	(3663) Dirk Terrell
Date Submitted	Sept. 22, 2022
Status	Declined
Priority	Normal
Proposal	Name: Peter Bealo Code: BPEC Observation Use: Help characterize expected Oct 2022 flare event. See: https://arxiv.org/abs/2209.08360 Use of Data: Submit to AAVSO Database after VPhot analysis I request that images be sent to VPhot Target Star: OJ 287 Magnitude Range: 12.5 – 17 mag (now at 15mag V) Comp Stars: from X28212D– 124, 128, etc. Many comp stars in BVR and I. I'll deal with these in VPhot Observation Cadence: Daily if time is available Filters Required: B, V, R, I Number of Exposures per Run: 3X per filter Exposure Times: Site Owner's Best Guess initially, will review following 1st observing run. Looking for SNR of 100 at V mag 16 Start Date: 9/23/2022 End Date: TBD Target Name Right Ascension Declination Minimum Magnitude Maximum Magnitude Keep Proprietary Proposal OJ 287 08:54:48.88 +20:06:30.6 17 V 12.5 V

Targets
Target	RA (H.HH)	Dec (D.DD)	Magnitude	Telescope	Observation Frequency	Expiration Date	Proprietary Term
OJ 287	8.913578	20.10850	17.0–12.0	—	—	—	No

(3663) Dirk Terrell — Sept. 23, 2022, 8:38 p.m.

Gary Poyner garypoyner@gmail.com has an existing project to observe this target. You might contact him to explore collaboration options.

(37929) Peter Bealo — Sept. 23, 2022, 10:03 p.m.

Thanks Dirk, I didn't realize...

Peter

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