Question about "2023 AAVSO RR Lyrae Ephemeris"
I was trying to use the SPP RR Lyrae Ephemeris of plan an imaging session. I can't see how the predicted "time of maximum" lines up with the ephemeris you get from VSX.
For example, I was considering RR Gem for tonight. Here is what the SPP ephemeris says for the days around tonight (Feb 5th in local time)
4-5 7.0
5-6 2.0
6-7 6.5
I would think I would use the 5-6 line and in my time zone (-7 UTC), that would be 7 PM on the 5th.
However, if I look at the VSX ephemeris, I see:
2459980.345 04 Feb 2023 20:16