[vsnet-obs 63256] CORRECTION: The RXTE X-ray lightcurve of Eta Car through Dec 10 - DECLINE TO MINIMUM?

[Michael Corcoran]

Sorry for the false alarm - turns out the most recent quicklook data  
(from Dec 18) had an over-estimated exposure time; when corrected the  
Dec 18 net rate is actually larger than the previous datapoint (Dec 16  
- whose exposure time is correct, by the way).  I've attached the  
corrected lightcurve below.  So it appears the decline to minimum HAS  
NOT yet started!

cheers

Mike




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Dr. Michael F. Corcoran
USRA CRESST Director (acting)
Universities Space Research Association
Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 662
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301-286-5576 (office)
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michael.f.corcoran at nasa.gov
http://asd.gsfc.nasa.gov/Michael.Corcoran/
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