Preparing for the AAVSO Deep and Wide Field Campaign (Abstract)

Volume 35 number 1 (2007)

Aaron Price

Abstract

(Abstract only) Prepare for the most ambitious AAVSO observing campaign ever. The AAVSO is planning a visual + PEP JHBVR + CCD BVRI observing campaign over a full degree of the late summer sky. Coordinating with the Case-Western Schmidt Telescope at Kitt Peak, we aim to cover the field from magnitudes 0–20 with intensive time resolution and high precision over the course of thirty to sixty days. In this talk we will discuss planning, coordination, observing strategies, and the scientific goals of the campaign.