[AZ-Observing] Re: Other pictures from Vekol 2 weeks ago

Doing real science with a telescope is an exciting thought, if I didn't have 
a job that demanded a lot of my time and other hobbies it would be something 
I would seriously consider.


Jon


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From: "Brian Skiff" <Brian.Skiff@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 7:07 PM
Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Other pictures from Vekol 2 weeks ago


>     Yes, these are terrific images.  I have an additional reaction,
> however.  The Takahashi astrograph looks like a great instrument to
> do photometric surveys with.  Rather than concentrating on some
> well-known objects, I'd rather (or also) like to see Jon take piles of
> images of star fields along the Milky Way in two filters (the standard
> Johnson B and V or V and R would do) and cover as much sky as you can
> on every clear night you have the time, Moon or no Moon, from the
> city backyard or dark site.  Have somebody who's savvy with photometry
> software churn through the images to produce star-lists with RA/Dec,
> magnitudes, colors, and a date.  Make those lists searchable on the
> Web, so folks interested in variable stars can use the data to produce
> lightcurves and follow new objects as they appear.  Could Gene and/or Jeff
> set up something like that?
>
> \Brian
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