Affiliation
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Sat, 11/07/2015 - 17:10
In the AAVSO comp star sequences the sources listed sometimes include "K35". What is K35 and how reliable are these magnitudes? Is there a general description of all these photometry sources used for making AAVSO sequences?
Phil
Hi Phil,
K35 was "Kracji 35", a C14 OTA on Tom's homebrew fork mount at Astrokolkhoz Observatory in New Mexico. It was part of AAVSOnet until October 2012. I did quite a bit of calibration work with that telescope, which is where the photometry comes from. The photometry is as accurate as the uncertainties attached to each magnitude/color.
There is no general description of the various calibration sources other than their names. It would be a good idea to document them all; thanks for the suggestion!
Arne