Re: gsc540-84

[Michael Koppelman <lolife@bitstream.net>]

Looks like others agree with Patrick and John Greaves initial notion 
that this is an RR Lyr star.

Cheers,
Michael


Begin forwarded message:

> From: John Martin <martin@aps.umn.edu>
> Date: Thu Aug 7, 2003  3:10:39 PM US/Central
> To: Michael Koppelman <michael@isis.spa.umn.edu>
> Subject: Re: Off-Topic
>
> Michael,
>   I asked my girlfriend to ID that variable you had the light curve for
> (her specialty is RR Lyraes).  She discussed it with Horace Smith (her
> adviser who literally wrote the book on RR Lyraes) and they agree that 
> it
> is an RRc type variable and that the notch in the peak of the light 
> curve
> is real and of astrophysical interest.  The fact you can see the notch 
> is
> an indication that you're doing a pretty good job with the photometry.
>
> -John
>