The Lyncis Two for One Special (Abstract)

Volume 43 number 2 (2015)

Michael Joner

Brigham Young University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, N488 ESC, Provo, UT 84602; xxcygni@gmail.com

Eric Hintz

Brigham Young University, Department of Physics and Astronomy, N480 ESC, Provo, UT 84602; hintz@physics.byu.edu

Abstract

(Abstract only) The pulsating δ Scuti star AN Lyn and the near contact binary UU Lyn are conveniently located at high declination in the northern constellation of Lynx. These variable stars are about 15 arc minutes apart in the sky and differ in average brightness by roughly one magnitude. This combination makes it fairly straightforward to secure photometric data on both stars at the same time using a common set of comparison stars. We present observations made at the BYU West Mountain Observatory during the spring of 2015 and outline some preliminary conclusions that can be drawn about these distinctly different variable stars.