Survey B star

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Thierry Lemoult
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Survey B star

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Hello

J'ai profité de deux dernières semaines de beau temps pour roder mon installation d'observation spectro automatisé. Le spectro est un LISA derrière un C14, le tout commandé par du script PRISM. Je détaillerai l'installation, le programme, la méthode aux RCE début novembre à Paris dans un exposé.

Les premières cibles sont un survey sur des étoiles de type spectral B, à la recherche de nouvelle Be. Il s agit de chercher des émissions dans la raie Ha.

J'ai fait une requette sur le serveur du CDS:
"sptypes in ('B0','B1','B2','B3','B4','B5','B6','B7','B8','B9','B9.5') & (splum in ('IV', 'III','II')) & Bmag>6 & Bmag<11 & maintype='*' & dec>0"
Donc toutes les étoiles B, de déclinaison positive, de magB entre 6 et 11, et dont le maintype est "star' ce qui veut dire que c est une étoile ordinaire.

474 étoiles ont ainsi été sélectionnées. Je les ai toutes observés une fois avec un SNR d'environs 80 et une résolution de 600 au rythme d'environ 70 par nuit. Pour qelques unes l'observation à échoué, je ferais le tri au traitement des spectres. J'ai pour le moment traité que quelques spectres. L'idée ensuite est de les observer régulièrement, éventuellement de reprendre les observations
des étoiles suspectes avec plus de temps de pose et une meilleur résolution. Et un jour étendre le survey a d'autres étoiles B.

Maintenant le plus gros problème est d'arriver a traiter un tel volume de spectre...

Thierry

Ci joint le catalogue extrait du CDS.
en format Excel, texte et .LST pour PRISM.
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Andrew Smith
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Re: Survey B star

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Well done! I may have to look for a new project? What mount are you using?
Regards Andrew
Thierry Lemoult
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Re: Survey B star

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Hello Andrew
On the contrary don't abandon your project, we can work together. Like share list of star and maintain the list of the one we already observed. The idea is to observe the regularly. each month or each quarter for example.
My mount is a Astrophysic AP1200 GTO.
regards
Thierry
Andrew Smith
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Re: Survey B star

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Thierry Lemoult wrote:Hello Andrew
On the contrary don't abandon your project, we can work together. Like share list of star and maintain the list of the one we already observed. The idea is to observe the regularly. each month or each quarter for example.
My mount is a Astrophysic AP1200 GTO.
regards
Thierry
More than happy to share our work Thierry. My major constraint is the poor weather here in the Northwest of England near Chester. I only get short periods of clear skies on a very infrequent basis. Even when it is clear the seeing is normally poor 4 arcsecs is typical.The best I will be able to do is image what I can when I can. However, it would be good avoid repeating work and if possible confirm key observations.

Where are you based in France? Also I have no French so will need to use English.

I would propose we share lists of what we have observed in Excel format including the following:
Catalogue: No HD........ (I use HIP but I know most here use HD)
BeSS: Y, N (Y in data base, N not in data base)
Date observed: yyyy mm dd
Status: e, a, ? ( e - in emission, a - in absorption, ? - not clear)
Notes: (text comments)

Let me know what you think. If you prefer you can e-mail me at andrew.j.smith1905[at]btinternet.com

Regards Andrew
Christian Buil
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Re: Survey B star

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Thierry, Andrew, your work on the automation of observations is amazing. It marks a date.

You multiply the potential of spectrography for survey programs. We must continue to experiment and communicate on this important and exiting subject!

Christian
Olivier Thizy
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Re: Survey B star

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Andrew,
Thierry,


Congratulations both for an excellent work. You just dit put automated slit spectroscopy (and with different mount/scope/software) at the forefront of amateur astronomy! What I also like is to see you working together, in a collaborative way... to all faint Be stars that try to hide - watch out, you are coming to reveal their emission lines! :-)


Cordialement,
Olivier Thizy
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