R Sct past very deep minimum

Affiliation
British Astronomical Association, Variable Star Section (BAA-VSS)
Sat, 07/27/2013 - 10:05

Unfortunately I did not pick up on this very deep (record breaking?) minimum of R Sct until it was well on the rise again and spectrum at  ~1A resolution (LHIRES III with 1200 l/mm grating) shows absorption lines once more where there was most likely a miriad of chromospheric emission lines at minimum.

  http://www.spectro-aras.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=646

This star should be an interesting target at any resolution with its dramatic change from G to M spectral type

Robin