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wel
Affiliation
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Tue, 11/13/2012 - 14:07

Folks,

I am pleased to report that we have submitted a paper reporting new RCB discoveries and spectroscopic confirmations to A&A. The astro-ph version can be found here:

 http://arxiv.org/abs/1211.2475

Cheers,

Doug

FRF
Affiliation
Magyar Csillagàszati Egyesület, Valtózocsillag Szakcsoport (Hungary) (MCSE)
Sun, 12/09/2012 - 09:04
21 new RCBs?

21 new RCB and 2 new DY Per stars? Congratulation.

It would be interesting to search for RCBs using similar methods for declinations > +28 deg.

Gustav Holmberg
Affiliation
Svensk Amator Astronomisk Förening, variabelsektionen (Sweden) (SAAF)
Sun, 12/09/2012 - 09:38
Indeed it would be

Indeed it would be interesting to see more new northern RCBs. What's the story behind ASAS north data reduction and release?

/Gustav