Hello All,
I moved from the ZWO ASIAir to a mini-PC with N.I.N.A. and PD Capture. I'm working through the learning curve. I'm determined. I'm progressing by capturing and processing - just working through things as I go along.
Below is a list of eclipsing binaries I queried out of SkyTools 4. (Criteria of magnitude 7.5 < M < 13 and period of x < 1 day. I'm at ~ 34 deg lat and -118 deg long.) The problem is that SkyTools 4 strips the list of minima and maxima and the period when the list compiles.
Question: Are there any targets in this list that are a better candidate for a newbie principally looking to resolve on a workflow? I've done data on SW Lac and it has a short period and dramatic curve (if I processed the data correctly).
The instrument is a Celestron C8 with a mono ZWO ASI533. I use a 0.63 reducer (understanding the drawbacks) to get a 30' FOV.
Thanks -
Tony
Cls Primary ID RA (Ap) Dec (Ap) Mag Type
Var DL UMa 09h38m46.0s +69°31'30" 7.6 F0
DVar W UMa 09h45m26.2s +55°50'22" 7.8 G2
Var YY Eri 04h13m18.0s -10°24'29" 8.1 G5
Var V781 Tau 05h51m43.8s +26°58'08" 8.4 G0
Var SW Lac 22h54m47.5s +38°04'08" 8.5 G5
Var U Peg 23h59m11.7s +16°05'13" 9.2 G2
DVar AM Leo 11h03m25.4s +09°46'01" 9.2 F8
Var XY Leo 10h02m59.1s +17°17'36" 9.4
Var AB And 23h12m40.2s +37°01'33" 9.5
Var FG Hya 08h28m19.5s +03°26'12" 9.9
Var VZ Psc 23h29m02.0s +04°59'23" 10.2
Var DF Hya 08h56m18.6s +06°00'13" 10.3
Var RZ Com 12h36m15.7s +23°12'16" 10.4 G0
Var EQ Tau 03h49m39.0s +22°23'19" 10.5
Var AO Cam 04h30m07.8s +53°05'59" 10.5
Var V523 Cas 00h41m26.9s +50°22'20" 10.6
DVar GZ And 02h13m45.4s +44°46'31" 10.8
Var RW Com 12h34m10.5s +26°34'58" 11.0
Var CW Cas 00h47m18.6s +63°13'14" 11.0
Var V432 Per 03h11m47.2s +42°57'43" 11.2
Var GW Cep 01h48m36.9s +80°12'20" 11.2
Var AH Tau 03h48m38.9s +25°11'29" 11.2
Var CC Com 12h13m18.0s +22°23'57" 11.3
Var RT LMi 09h51m13.9s +34°20'28" 11.4
Var CE Leo 11h45m38.2s +23°13'22" 11.4
Var TY UMa 12h10m13.5s +55°53'43" 11.5
Var AH Gem 06h54m41.2s +15°57'40" 12.1
Var RW Tri 02h27m00.5s +28°12'26" 12.5
Var BL Leo 11h46m52.4s +24°38'49" 12.6
Var V480 Cas 01h49m26.8s +55°35'37" 13.0
Hi Anthony,
I also started out with EB's. Well you have to look for the whole time a minimum is going through.
a) You can observe many stars, with only 1h - 2h around the TOM (Time Of Minimum) and then switch to another star.
b) You can observe the whole minimum and have a nice decent lightcurve with the whole amplitude (from max to mim to max). This can take many hours..
c) You can observe Delta-Scuti-Pulsating stars. E.g. DY PEG, CY AQR, they have Maxima within 2 hours or even BL CAM, which has a max in even 1 h !
What I like about DSCT's, you do not need do look at the starting hour, just aim and shot, and after ...2h you have a ligth curve. (-:
BL CAM: Or you look at EPHEMERIS, to find out when the next max is occuring:
https://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?view=detail.top&oid=4622
DY PEG
https://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?view=detail.top&oid=25269
CY AQR
https://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?view=detail.top&oid=970
Have Fun.
CS Bernhard