[Mr Ian David Sharp]

Hi all,

Just finished a quick session here and get 16.6 V over 3 images. Data in the dB.

Cheers
Ian.

[Mr Ian David Sharp]

Hi Magnus,

Yes, 14.01 in V at this moment. (average of 12 images).

Data uploaded.

Cheers
Ian.

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[Mr Ian David Sharp]

Hi Michael,

I have my setup at Pixel Skies Astro in Spain. Excellent all round! Highly recommended.

https://www.pixelskiesastro.com/

Cheers
Ian.

[Mr Ian David Sharp]

Hi all,

14.65 V last night.

Cheers
Ian.

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[Mr Ian David Sharp]

Magnus Larsson wrote:

Another re-brightening in progress – I have it at 13.65 with Clear filter just now.

Yes, I agree, I’m getting an average of 13.66 in V over 11 measurements.

Cheers
Ian.

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[Mr Ian David Sharp]

As of a few minutes ago, it’s back down to 16.1 in V again.

Ian.

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[Mr Ian David Sharp]

Hi all,

Poor, hazy conditions from here last night, but I managed 8 images and they are swinging around an average of 15.07 in V.

Cheers
Ian.

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[Mr Ian David Sharp]

Magnus Larsson wrote:

Unless there is something seriously off with my routine, I captured it at around magnitude 13 yesterday. Here is a series designed for mag 16 (Clear filter, 5 min exposures).

That’s amazing Magnus!

Poor weather here last night, but I reckon there’s a decent chance I’ll be able to get it again tonight.

Cheers
Ian.

[Mr Ian David Sharp]

Hi all,

I managed 26 x 180s images last night – see attached. I concur with Gary and Magnus that it is down at about mag. 16.2 in V.

Cheers
Ian.

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[Mr Ian David Sharp]

Clouds rolled in here near Selsey about two hours before the start.

I managed these video clips through cloud gaps and haze:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyXdQHlNfK8

Cheers
Ian

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[Mr Ian David Sharp]

Hi all,

My recent measurements in V show a very linear looking fade. I just added last night’s measurements.

Cheers
Ian

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[Mr Ian David Sharp]

Hi all,

I managed a few measurements last night. The slow fade continues.

Cheers
Ian.

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[Mr Ian David Sharp]

Hi all,

A real drop in brightness, much fainter tonight. Here are 50 more measurements from here in the UK.

Cheers
Ian.

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[Mr Ian David Sharp]

Hi all,

I managed 39, 120s exposures last night from here in the South of the UK. The sky was very milky due to the Canadian wildfires, so the quality was not as I had hoped. Graph attached and data in BAA and AAVSO databases.

Cheers
Ian.

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[Mr Ian David Sharp]

Another update, nearly 10,000 brightness measurements in the last two outbursts.

There are some fascinating details in the variability within the daily bursts of measurements. I need to analyse them further to see what they contain.

Cheers
Ian

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[Mr Ian David Sharp]

Hi all,

I managed 18 decent measurements in V last night with SNR around 150 and the average was 12.87 – see attached.

Cheers
Ian.

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[Mr Ian David Sharp]

Here are my measurements from a few minutes ago in Spain.

Average of 15 V images = 12.51

Cheers
Ian.

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[Mr Ian David Sharp]

Hi all,

Eight consecutive nights from my C11 in Spain shown here – the graceful decline continues…

Cheers
Ian

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[Mr Ian David Sharp]

Hi all,

Just processed 7 images from Spain overnight. Average of 12.38 in V. See attached. Data has been uploaded.

Cheers
Ian.

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[Mr Ian David Sharp]

Hi all,

Here’s an update on SS Cygni. I’ve been intensely monitoring the star for the last two outbursts and have made nearly 7,000 photometric measurements in the R and V bands in that time. It’s noticeable how variable the magnitude is especially during the dim portion of the cycle pre-outburst. Also, two very different widths of outburst.

See attached light curve from the photometry database.

Cheers
Ian.

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