Unexpected Benefits (Preliminary Research Results From the AAVSO Chart and Sequence Teams) (Abstract)

Volume 33 number 1 (2005)

Michael A. Simonsen

Abstract

(Abstract only) In the course of checking existing and new AAVSO charts since 2002, many questions and discrepancies have come to light regarding the basic information pertaining to many known and suspected variables. Amateurs with training and access to publicly available databases on the Internet have been able to resolve unanswered questions as basic as the identity, position, variability, range and type of numerous variables and suspected variables. Presented here are three interesting cases. EV Aqr, TY Sge and suspected variables in the field of U Geminorum.