Re: RX0704+26 - too faint? moon too bright?

From: Joe Patterson <*jop_at_astro.columbia.edu*> Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2006 18:45:58 -0500 (EST) · jop_at_astro.columbia.edu

Hi Tom,

Aha, yes, the period is quite fast - signals at 8 minutes and 4 minutes -
so it's necessary to shorten the integration time to see the periodic 
signal clearly.  I'm on the road now and can't analyze your time series - 
but will tomorrow.

Because of the encroaching Moon, this one is maybe better set aside for a 
week.  BTW another star with a strong periodic signal - brighter and also 
highly pulsed - is SDSS0804+51 = "Lyn".  We'll be doing long campaigns on 
both.

The Moon is generally up to no good this week.  A real bright star with 
which to tame moonlight is FY Per - one of the great mystery stars.  Not 
much variability in the light curve... but one of these years we're going 
to find its period!  Maybe now.

joe