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Originally Posted by renormalised
Having the visual companion so close might make it a little difficult to distinguish the variability visually, but it's a pity you don't have a CCD and some UBVRI filters for it. It would be so simple to generate some light curves for the star and having the close companion (so long as it wasn't variable itself) would be a bonus as you would have a good reference star close by with which to compare to any changes in brightness of the variable. It's always good to have at least 2 comparison stars and the more you can have the better your results will turn out. 4 to 6 is usually the optimum number of comparison stars.
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Thanks,
If this doens't work out does anyone have any other eclipsing binary star suggestions for evening observations.
Cheers Orestis
