HST and Chandra obs scheduled for R Aqr - Alert Notice 689

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American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Fri, 01/03/2020 - 20:27

AAVSO Alert Notice 689 announces observations of R Aqr scheduled with HST and Chandra at the request of Dr. Margarita Karovska. Photometry and spectroscopy are urgently requested. Please see the notice for details and observing instructions.

Many thanks, and Good observing,

Elizabeth O. Waagen, AAVSO HQ

Note: This forum thread was created in January 2020 but is related to the threads in the Campaigns and LPV forums on the 2019 campaign on R Aqr.

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American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Chandra and HST observation schedules for R Aqr

The exact schedules for the Chandra and HST observations of R Aqr (Alert Notice 689) are as follow:

Chandra (UT)  Note that this date is EARLIER than given in Alert Notice 689.
12 Jan 2020 00:13:21.409 - 12 Jan 2020 14:06:41

HST (times are UT)
13 Jan 2020 03:54:33 - 13 Jan 2020 04:48:21
13 Jan 2020 08:40:40 - 13 Jan 2020 09:34:54
14 Jan 2020 02:09:47 - 14 Jan 2020 03:58:31

Please see the Alert Notice for the cadence of observations before, during, and after the satellite observations.

Many thanks, and Good observing,

Elizabeth

Affiliation
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
R Aqr spectroscopy needed - Alert Notice 696

AAVSO Alert Notice 696 announces an urgent, renewed (with modifications for B observations) request for observations of R Aqr, particularly for B photometry. Spectroscopy is also requested. Please see the notice for details and observing instructions.

Many thanks, and Good observing,

Elizabeth O. Waagen, AAVSO HQ

Affiliation
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Click on highlighted link to see text of Alert Notice

Hi Aakash,

To read the text of the Alert Notice, click on the blue highlighted name of the Alert Notice in my message - that is the link. You can do the same thing here: click on AAVSO Alert Notice 696 and you will be taken to the webpage of the Alert Notice.

To see the text of any AAVSO Alert Notice, go to the AAVSO Alert Notices for Observing Campaigns and Discoveries webpage: https://www.aavso.org/aavso-alert-notices-for-observing-campaigns-and-discoveries and click the blue name of the Alert Notice you wish to read. This webpage can be accessed from the AAVSO homepage - hover on the grey Observing tab and choose the third item in the list that drops down.

Good observing,

Elizabeth