Proposal #688

Proposer	(3522) Bart Staels (staels.bart.bvba@pandora.be) obscode: SBL
Assigned To	(3663) Dirk Terrell
Date Submitted	April 19, 2026
Status	Allocated
Priority	Normal
Proposal	daily monitoring of the double quasar QSO B0957+5608 A+B, V filter, in support of request of Benjamin Chardi ( https://forums.aavso.org/t/request-for-observations-q0957-561-twin-quasar-a-general-relativity-lab-for-amateurs/4202 ) two parts of this double quasar (A and B) have a separation on only 6"; it is important to have measurements of both components. Many thanks in advance Bart

Targets

Target Name	RA (H.HH)	Dec (D.DD)	Magnitude	Observation Frequency	Expiration Date	Proprietary Term
QSO B0957+5608A	10.022414	55.89878	17.88–17.12	1	April 1, 2027	1 Year

Plans currently in place

dso35/AAVSO_P688_SBL_AUTO.csv

# $Id: AAVSO_P688_SBL_AUTO.csv 5838 2026-05-16 13:17:35Z MZK $
#PROPOSAL=688
#REQUESTER=SBL,,vphot
#target,hh,mm,ss.ss,dd,mm,ss.s,desc,priority,monitor,maxX,nrepeat,bin,[filter,exposure,nexp]
QSO_B0957+5608A,10,1,20.69,55,53,55.6,QSO_B0957+5608A,50,1,2,1,1,V,300,2,EarliestTime=2026-04-19T00:00:00,LatestTime=2027-04-01T00:00:00

Comments

(3663) Dirk Terrell — April 20, 2026, 4:19 p.m.: The TAC recommends DSO35 for this project,
(4726) Kenneth Menzies — May 16, 2026, 1:18 p.m.: committed to DSO35. good luck separating them?

Comments on this proposal are closed.