Proposal #399

Proposer	(4603) Ray Tomlin (7tomlin@gmail.com) obscode: TRE
Assigned To	(3663) Dirk Terrell
Date Submitted	Aug. 15, 2023
Status	Allocated
Priority	Normal
Proposal	During the next 4 months FQ Cas is dimming to magnitude 20 in Blue. I would like to modify, renew, and extend proposal 291 for the next 120 days or until Jan 1, 2024. Proposal 291 was conducted on an RCOS-610 sized telescope. LPV FQ Cas has incomplete data on the faint part of its cycle. I am unable to measure it below about magnitude 17.5 with my 12" SCT at 204 meters ASL. During the next four months FQ Cas will be Magnitude 9.5 to 11.3 in I band, magnitude 14.5 to 18 in V band and magnitude 17 to 20 in B band. Suggest 7-10 images of 180 to 240 seconds in B band. Suggest seven images of 200 seconds in V. The previous run, which ended Feb 4, 2023 had a request to take data every two days. The result was very sparse (<10 nights in 90 days) data due mostly to poor weather. To try to get more regular data I request observations nightly. Requesting V, B and I band measurements every available observing night. FOV should be about 10 to 20 minutes. I offset my declination a bit from 59 13 55.1 to 59 13 15.1 to avoid a nearby bright star. Photometry goes into the AAVSO database. Ray Tomlin TRE

Targets
Target	RA (H.HH)	Dec (D.DD)	Magnitude	Telescope	Observation Frequency	Expiration Date	Proprietary Term
FQ Cas	0.355994	59.23197	20.0–10.0	MPO61	2	Feb. 20, 2024	No

(4726) Kenneth Menzies — Aug. 24, 2023, 11:47 p.m.: Just updated Plan 291 on mpo61 with new info.
(4603) Ray Tomlin — Sept. 4, 2023, 8:25 p.m.: Thanks for the data
I cannot process the SI filter data, no comps in the FOV.
Skip SI. Add I filter if available.
(4603) Ray Tomlin — Jan. 22, 2024, 2:08 a.m.: FQ Cas is now brightening. Please discontinue Proposal #399. I was able to use the SI data by using APASS SI for regular comps stars. Thanks for the data!
Ray TRE
(4726) Kenneth Menzies — Jan. 22, 2024, 3:45 p.m.: Plan archived.

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