Proposal #421
| Proposer | (45979) Petr Holecek (petr.holecek@protonmail.com) obscode: HPEE |
|---|---|
| Assigned To | (3663) Dirk Terrell |
| Date Submitted | Sept. 14, 2023 |
| Status | Allocated |
| Priority | Normal |
| Proposal | Name: Petr Holecek Please, send me photos directly to VPHOT, thank you very much ! |
| Target | RA (H.HH) | Dec (D.DD) | Magnitude | Telescope | Observation Frequency | Expiration Date | Proprietary Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W Dra | 18.092953 | 65.94906 | 15.4–8.9 | BSM_NH2 | 5 | March 21, 2024 | No |
Comments
- (3663) Dirk Terrell — Sept. 18, 2023, 4:05 p.m.
Petr, W Dra is ok but we don't recommend Z Tau because of the difficulties getting good data with aperture phometry. Arne and I, along with Walt Cooney and John Gross, looked at it a few years back and discovered that there were some close companions that interfered with the photometry in a significant way. We had to do PSF fitting to get good data. You can read our paper at
https://articles.adsabs.harvard.edu/pdf/2009JAVSO..37..101C
Also, it would be good when submitting proposals to give the allocation committee some justification for choosing your targets. Why do you want to observe these two stars?
- (45979) Petr Holecek — Sept. 18, 2023, 5:36 p.m.
Hi Dirk,
excuse me, I wanted to have these Mira stars in the observing program because their photometry has been done for a long time, mainly visually. my goal was to contribute to the AAVSO database. I am currently quite busy at work and do not do photometry with my own telescope. I agree with the elimination of the Z Tau, that would be quite difficult for me...- (3663) Dirk Terrell — Sept. 18, 2023, 7:08 p.m.
Ok, thanks for the feedback, Petr. Is there another target you'd like to substitute for Z Tau?
- (45979) Petr Holecek — Sept. 18, 2023, 7:17 p.m.
Not yet, thank you. I need some time to find a suitable targets that make sense to monitor using AAVSONET... Thank you very much for your support...
- (3663) Dirk Terrell — Sept. 18, 2023, 7:25 p.m.
Ok, we'll go ahead and approve the observations of W Dra.
- (4726) Kenneth Menzies — Sept. 23, 2023, 6:24 p.m.
Committed to NH.
Comments on this proposal are closed.