[Aavso-photometry] TrES-1 transit detected

[Dan Kaiser]

Arne,

No I used the AAVSO chart and one comp and check.  I'll look into
ensemble photometry.

Everyone,

I have uploaded a light curve from last night's observations to the
files section.  Look for TrES-1_040920.jpg.

Dan

On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 08:26:06 -0700, you wrote:

>Congratulations, Dan! I will be doing the same when the weather
>gods cooperate and the transits are more suitably timed for
>the Southwestern US.  You do know about the all-sky calibration
>that I have done for this field?  This is a good one to experiment
>with ensemble differential photometry if you want the utmost precision.
>That is one of the nice things about CCD photometry: you can go back
>at any time and process/analyze the images differently.
>Arne
>
>Dan Kaiser wrote:
>> Finally, FINALLY, the weather gods have smiled on me!  I am happy to
>> announce I have detected tonight's TrES-1 transit ingress.  This is done
>> using images that have not yet been fully calibrated.  Telescope is a
>> .35m SCT (C14) with a SBIG ST-9E camera and Johnson V filter.
>> 
>> Observations are in progress and I expect to record the entire transit.
>>