2022-03-27, 04:41 PM
Hi George,
If you're interested in carbon stars, the Skyhound website has an Astronomy League .stx file with 100 carbon stars in it. 24 of them have negative declinations. R Lep is included. The list is called 'AL Carbon Star'. Of course, it doesn't have the historical significance of Secchi's list.
I remember observing R Lep. It's so red that it can't be seen with averted vision, the eye's rod sensors aren't sensitive to the red light. You have to be looking directly at it.
Thanks for providing the observing list, Chamukuy.
Phil S.
If you're interested in carbon stars, the Skyhound website has an Astronomy League .stx file with 100 carbon stars in it. 24 of them have negative declinations. R Lep is included. The list is called 'AL Carbon Star'. Of course, it doesn't have the historical significance of Secchi's list.
I remember observing R Lep. It's so red that it can't be seen with averted vision, the eye's rod sensors aren't sensitive to the red light. You have to be looking directly at it.
Thanks for providing the observing list, Chamukuy.
Phil S.