Proposal #130
| Proposer | (34230) Christopher Colvin (christopher.colvin.1992@gmail.com) obscode: CCHC |
|---|---|
| Assigned To | (3663) Dirk Terrell |
| Date Submitted | Jan. 9, 2020 |
| Status | Allocated |
| Priority | Normal |
| Proposal | Good evening, I am proposing that CH Cyg be measured due to the ..." ongoing campaign on CH Cyg for Dr. Margarita Karovska (Harvard-Smithosonian Center for Astrophysics) Current fading events are of particular interest when the system fades most in B. There is not a long history of B observations of CH Cyg, so it is essential to have good coverage in B throughout the fading episode and afterwards..." I am requesting the B and V filters be used for these if possible. B filter takes priority over everything else. My proposal would be to measure every 5 days for the next six months. Longer if possible. The target is above the horizon this time of year only for a couple hours before sunrise, so the window of observation is very limited to approximately 3:30am to 5:00am The telescope that needs to be used will primarily be Hawkins Pond Observatory (HPO). Thank you for your time and consideration. Respectfully, Christopher Colvin |
| Target | RA (H.HH) | Dec (D.DD) | Magnitude | Telescope | Observation Frequency | Expiration Date | Proprietary Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CH CYG | 19.409167 | 50.24139 | 10.1–5.6 | BSM_NH2 | 3 | July 17, 2020 | No |
Comments
- (4726) Kenneth Menzies — Jan. 10, 2020, 12:01 p.m.
Hawkins Pond Observatory is Arne's private observatory not an AAVSONet observatory (yet?). The magnitude range would fit into the BSMs. Will talk to Christopher.
- (4726) Kenneth Menzies — Jan. 10, 2020, 12:02 p.m.
Note that this has not been approved by TAC yet? Is CH Cyg being observed already?
- (4726) Kenneth Menzies — Jan. 10, 2020, 7:41 p.m.
If approved, only need to increase priority of the existing plan on BSM_NH2.
- (34230) Christopher Colvin — Jan. 11, 2020, 11:20 p.m.
It was listed on the map, that's why I chose HPO.
Correct that this hasn't been approved yet.
According to the target tool it's been a while since it's been observed.
If this gets approved feel free to increase priority on BSM_NH2.
I'll start looking for another target that doesn't appear to have been observed in some time and submit another proposal.
- (34230) Christopher Colvin — Jan. 18, 2020, 10:36 p.m.
I see that my proposal was accepted.
Is there a time and date yet that we expect these observations to start?
Could we also please make sure these get sent straight to my VPHOT account?Thank you!
-Chris
- (4726) Kenneth Menzies — Jan. 19, 2020, 7:08 p.m.
Priority raised to 90, so it should run soon in B;V. It is daily at the moment.
- (34230) Christopher Colvin — Jan. 21, 2020, 7:03 p.m.
Hi Ken,
Can we verify that the FITS are being sent to my VPHOT? I don't see anything in there at the moment.
My obscode according to my AAVSO profile page is CCHC.
If they aren't being sent to my VPHOT, where can I download them from?
Thank you!
- (4726) Kenneth Menzies — Jan. 21, 2020, 7:46 p.m.
Yes, it will be sent to your vphot account. NH2 has been working on b_Per heavily. Also, the time constraint in am makes for problems right now! Let's hope.
- (4726) Kenneth Menzies — Jan. 22, 2020, 12:42 p.m.
Committed to BSM_Hamren as well. Hamren has better eastern horizon. Should work soon?? Check if it is good SNR?
- (34230) Christopher Colvin — Jan. 22, 2020, 8:12 p.m.
I'll keep an eye out. Still nothing as of yet.
Thanks for the help!
- (34230) Christopher Colvin — Jan. 28, 2020, 3:18 p.m.
Is there a link that I can see the most recent runs on the scopes I'm using?
Still only have one run from last week.
Thanks!
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