Monthly Archives: May 2012

Time for a nova?

Since I got back to amateur astronomy in November 2011, after a hiatus since around 1990, I’ve had the opportunity to observe several types of objects and celestial phenomena: a total lunar eclipse; U Geminorum in outburst; a fading of … Continue reading

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4C 32.55

When reducing CCD images in Vphot, I often get several variables in the field, other than the star intended, especially with wide field instruments such as the iTelescope 10 cm refractor. The other day, as I was analysing observations of … Continue reading

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Miras in the Kepler field

We run a programme of studying 50 neglected miras in the Swedish variable star community. After having found out, by chance, that one of the stars was in the Kepler field, I decided to check out if more of our … Continue reading

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