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  • 2 June 2024 at 10:43 am #623126
    Mr Ian David Sharp
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    Hi all,

    I don’t want to ‘cry wolf’ here but my photometry from last night, and the latest I’ve seen on the AAVSO site, might suggest the awaited outburst might be starting?

    My last night’s R mag has jumped up since a couple of nights ago and my V mag is higher than recent ones from others. It might be nothing!

    Cheers
    Ian.

    Attachments:

    1. ss_cyg_aavso.png

    2 June 2024 at 2:09 pm #623131
    Gary Poyner
    Participant

    Well it was certainly a little brighter this morning visually, so the next 24-48 hrs will tell. It’s approached magnitude 11.0 a few times since the April outburst and returned to it’s normal state, so it’s anybodys guess what will happen next.

    Gary

    2 June 2024 at 4:08 pm #623132
    Mr Ian David Sharp
    Participant

    Thanks Gary,

    I’m going to image it as long as I can tonight from here and Spain. Maybe I will detect a brightening over the night?

    Ian.

    2 June 2024 at 11:13 pm #623134
    Gary Poyner
    Participant

    Cloudy here this evening, but looks like SS Cyg is at mag 10.1V according to latest from AAVSO – so in outburst!

    Gary

    3 June 2024 at 5:01 am #623135
    Mr Ian David Sharp
    Participant

    Yes!! I’m thrilled!

    I captured 120 exposures in both R and V last night here in the UK and also in Spain. I’ve processed one set of V and one of V so far. See the attached light curves from both AAVSO and BAA databases. I’ve caught the rise right in the middle by the looks of things.

    Ian.

    Attachments:

    1. ss_cyg_aavso_out1.png

    2. ss_cyg_baa_out1.png

    3 June 2024 at 5:03 am #623138
    Mr Ian David Sharp
    Participant
    Mr Ian David Sharp wrote:

    I’ve processed one set of V and one of V so far.

    Should be R and V – sorry.
    Ian

    3 June 2024 at 6:48 am #623139
    Mr Ian David Sharp
    Participant

    Now all my R and V data from last night is in the database. Here’s a zoom in to it.

    Ian.

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    1. ss_cyg_baa_out2.png

    3 June 2024 at 7:44 am #623142
    Jeremy Shears
    Participant

    Nice catch, Ian. Well done!

    4 June 2024 at 8:22 am #623155
    Mr Ian David Sharp
    Participant

    Thanks Jeremy!

    I’ve added a batch of R and V from last night. Looks like it’s at, or near to its peak.

    Cheers
    Ian.

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    1. ss_cyg_baa_out3.png

    2. ss_cyg_baa_out4.png

    11 June 2024 at 9:53 am #623300
    Mr Ian David Sharp
    Participant

    Good morning,

    I’m pleased to report I haven’t missed a night in both V and R since the outburst. Here’s the light curve to date.

    Cheers
    Ian.

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    1. ss_cyg_baa_lc.png

    11 June 2024 at 10:54 am #623310
    Jeremy Shears
    Participant

    Keep going Ian!

    15 June 2024 at 10:42 am #623412
    Mr Ian David Sharp
    Participant

    Hi all,

    Looks like the recent outburst is, all but, over. An interesting divergence of the R and V magnitudes as it faded. See attached.

    Cheers
    Ian.

    Attachments:

    1. T-CrB.jpg

    16 June 2024 at 3:25 pm #623455
    Mr Ian David Sharp
    Participant

    Well, the outburst is definitely over, and much narrower that the previous one. See attached.

    Cheers
    Ian.

    Attachments:

    1. ss_cyg_all_over.jpg

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