[AZ-Observing] Re: Other pictures from Vekol 2 weeks ago
- From: "Jon Christensen" <jonc97@xxxxxxx>
- To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 20:37:15 -0700
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>
To: <az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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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