[AAVSO-DIS] Happy Birthday U Gem

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Hi again Derek,
 
Sorry for my belated reply, but just read your message. 
You can find a 'B' scale chart for U Gem on AAVSO's website as  follows:
 
_http://www.aavso.org/charts/GEM/U_GEM/UGEM-B.GIF_ 
(http://www.aavso.org/charts/GEM/U_GEM/UGEM-B.GIF) 
 
For a wide field finder chart, you can try this:
 
_http://www.aavso.org/charts/Constellation/GEM.GIF_ 
(http://www.aavso.org/charts/Constellation/GEM.GIF) 
 
VSO'ing is quite similar to chasing asteroid/graze occultations. Just star  
hop to the field of the variable until you make sure that you match star  
patterns on the chart to what you see in the eyepiece!
 
Have fun and good luck in CA and OR!
 
 
Haldun (MHI)
 
 
 
In a message dated 12/14/2005 9:46:47 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
breit_ideas at hotmail.com writes:



I am much more fond of the *OTHER* upsilon Geminorum..  
http://www.poyntsource.com/BREIT_IDEAS/upsGEM.htm

However I would  like to know where U Gem is located.. (Haven't tried  ..
Yet)..

Derek

BREIT IDEAS  Observatory  --   BXI
http://www.poyntsource.com/BREIT_IDEAS/index.htm  



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Subject: [AAVSO-DIS] Happy  Birthday U Gem


150 years ago, on December 15th, J. R. Hind  discovered U Gem while
searching for asteroids in Gemini. To honor U Gem's  century and a half
of amazing, entertaining and teaching us, we are  throwing a little party
for her on CVnet. Everyone is  invited.

http://cvnet.aavso.org

Articles, pictures and  lightcurves are the party favors. Personal
anecdotes and stories of  observations or frustrations with U Gem are
welcome on  cvnet-discussion.

The only thing missing is a perfectly timed outburst  in the next 24
hours. We'll see if U Gem shows up for her own party or not,  eh?

Regards,
Mike  Simonsen

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