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Optical outbursts of the cataclysmic variable 1RXS J140429.5+172352
Jeremy Shears, Pavol Dubovsky, Colin Littlefield +5
We present the nine-year light curve of the cataclysmic variable 1RXS J140429.5+172352 from 2005 April to 2014 July. We identified four dwarf nova-like outbursts, which typically l…
HW Bootis: an enigmatic cataclysmic variable star
Jeremy Shears, David Boyd, Graham Darlington +6
We present the 13-year light curve of HW Boo between 2001 May and 2014 May. We identified 12 outbursts, which typically lasted 2 to 5 days, with an amplitude of 2.7 to 3.6 magnitud…
Survey of Period Variations of Superhumps in SU UMa-Type Dwarf Novae. VI: The Sixth Year (2013-2014)
Taichi Kato, Pavol A. Dubovsky, Igor Kudzej +83
Continuing the project described by Kato et al. (2009, PASJ, 61, S395, arXiv:0905.1757), we collected times of superhump maxima for 56 SU UMa-type dwarf novae mainly observed durin…
David Elijah Packer: cluster variables, meteors and the solar corona
Jeremy Shears
David Elijah Packer (1862-1936), a librarian by profession, was an enthusiastic amateur astronomer who observed from London and Birmingham. He first came to the attention of the as…
The controversial pen of Edwin Holmes
Jeremy Shears
Edwin Alfred Holmes (1839 -1919) is best remembered for his discovery of a bright comet in 1892, now known as Comet 17P/Holmes. An amateur astronomer and authority on optics, he wa…
In the footsteps of Ebenezer Porter Mason and his nebulae
Jeremy Shears, Carl Knight, Martin Lewis +3
In 1839 Ebenezer Porter Mason (1819-1840) produced detailed drawings of the Omega Nebula (M17), the Trifid Nebula (M20) and the eastern part of the Veil Nebula (NGC 6992 and 6995).…