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(cba:news) July-August 2019 stars (Joe Patterson) [2019-07-05T20:58:02Z]


Hi CBAers,

Here's an accounting of July-August stars, sorted by "program type".

DQ HER STARS (intermediate polars). Many are in the sky now, and the world has issued us the task of keeping track of them. That means nightly 2-4 hour time series. In most cases the periods are already decently known; next up is to measure the period *changes* (and for those of you new to the CBA, that's been our job for years). In many cases, just *occasional* coverage is needed; no need to crazy on one star, unless you fine one you love - in which case, *definitely* go crazy on it!

The stars in question are AO Psc, V1223 Sgr, V4743 Sgr, NY Lup, V2069 Cyg, V2306 Cyg. Leave DQ Her itself to Lew Cook; he's the master of that star.

SUPERSOFT BINARIES. v617 Sgr, for sure. Maybe V Sge (excellent starter star, if you're altogether new to the CBA). Maybe IM Nor.

RECENT NOVAE. v1494 Aql, V1974 Cyg, V4743 Sgr, NR TrA (faint). Maybe V1500 Cyg. Unlike the advice given for the DQ Her stars, these stars are generally best served by saturation coverage. Go "as long as you can, as often as you can". The DQs are different because their spin periods are *short* - they communicate a lot of information in just a few hours.

MAXIE. The and only. MAXI J1820+070. The scattered reports now say V~18.6. Worth keeping an eye on. The star is full of surprises.

That's the menu. Lotta stars getting into good shape for publication. Maxie, very soon. AM CVn, soon. HP Lib, maybe a hundred more hours of close study.

joe


AM CVN STARS. Just to finish up HP Lib. Can't recommend any others at this time. Most are very faint (19 or fainter). But I'll spend a few days stodying the roster.

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