[vsnet-alert 12222] Re: KM Lac outburst

[Mike Simonsen]

Denis,

Yes you have correctly identified KM Lac in your image and no it is
not in outburst.

A finder chart can be found in the archived Downes and Shara catalogue.
http://archive.stsci.edu/prepds/cvcat/query_processor.cgi?setup_file=varcat.setup.cgi&query_decision=single_record&uid=7323&query_select=everything

Pretty impressive image with only an 8" Newtonian and a DSI.

Cheers,
Mike Simonsen
AAVSO

On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 4:19 PM, Denis Denisenko <d.v.denisenko at gmail.com> wrote:
> KM Lac appears to be NOT in outburst, at least tonight. See the sum of
> eight 15-sec unfiltered exposures obtained by me on 2010 Oct. 04.95 UT
> from the roof of DNTTM (House for Sci. Tech. Creatitvity of Youth)
> near Moscow center with 200-mm Newtonian reflector and MEADE DSI Pro
> II:
>
> http://pics.livejournal.com/bigdenru/pic/0007b5gc/
>
> The nearby star USNO-B1.0 1454-0392978 (B1=14.79, R1=13.65, B2=14.85,
> R2=13.85) is marked on the image, as well as KM Lac itself.
> Cataclysmic variable appears to be at quiescence, as it is on the Red
> Palomar plate.
>
> Note: this is my first observation of KM Lac, so please confirm I have
> identified it correctly.
>
> Denis in Moscow
>



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