Fri, 05/01/2020 - 16:24
The latest LPV of the Month article has just been posted.
This month we are highlighting R Cygni. I didn't have the star on my radar to write about but I recieved a suggestion that I should and here we are.
If you have any other star's you'd like to see a write-up on, feel free to let me know!
https://www.aavso.org/lpv-month
Clear Skies,
Rich Roberts (RRIA)
That was a fun read! Yes, Cygnus means sweat and mosquitoes for me down on the Texas Gulf Coast as well, but it is a still a fun place. :)
I was out last night and I'm afraid it will be my last session without "skeeter beater" for awhile.
Thanks Richard. Lots of great background info there. I especially liked the finder chart. I have been trying to get some of our astronomy club members observing variable stars. Up until April, I gave a monthly "Variable Stars of the Month" presentation using stars suitable for binoculars and telescopes. I like to point out variable stars in close proximity to other popular celestial objects.
I appreciate the feedback. I'll keep doing that in future articles.