A challenge at Epsilon Circini

Galah (Patrick) · #1 10-01-2016, 10:19 AM

Using the software C2A, I came upon the configuration in the attached picture.

Epsilon Circini. SAO 253088, HR 5666, HD 135291.

Has anyone seen or captured this?

Catalogue being used in C2A was the GSC

Rob_K · #2 10-01-2016, 06:51 PM

Unfortunately it doesn't really look like that Patrick. Here's an overlay of your generation on a DSS survey plate. Note how your lines of stars match up with the diffraction spikes on Eps Cir. I don't know quite what you have generated but there is a suspicion that it shows stars which are masked by the spikes in the DSS image (for who knows what reason!!). However, not neat lines of the same magnitude and there's no recognisable pattern when the whole starfield is taken into account.

Spoilsport hey?!

Sorry....

Cheers -

Galah (Patrick) · #3 11-01-2016, 08:05 AM

Hello Rob,

Thanks.

Now - if we could only mask all the other objects.....!

Regards,

Patrick.

Rob_K · #4 11-01-2016, 10:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Galah

Hello Rob,

Thanks.

Now - if we could only mask all the other objects.....!

Regards,

Patrick.

That would do it!