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Photoelectric Photometry of epsilon Aurigae During the 2009–2011 Eclipse Season
Frank J. Melillo
Received February 13, 2012; revised March 1, 2012; accepted March 1, 2012
Abstract A total of 100 V-band photometric observations were made at Holtsville Observatory for the 2009–2011 eclipse of epsilon Aurigae. A light curve has been plotted using data from these observations which covers the phases before, during, and after the eclipse. The light curve shows precise timing during the first, second, third, and fourth contacts, which mark important parts of the eclipse. The magnitudes and duration of the eclipse in the photometric V band are discussed. |
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