V Aquilla, UX Draconis, and RT Capricorn are some summer carbon stars.
Erik While searching around early this a.m. I found this article (PDF) from
the Northeast Florida Astronomical Society on Observing Carbon Stars http://nefas.org/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=42&func=fileinfo&id=...
I know what a carbon star is, I have just never really taken the time to view them. It also sounds like they are actually really cool to view/image so I am just wondering if anyone here has observed them, what your thoughts are about them and can I supplement my double star observing (which is what I do during the full man/waxing gibbous stages of the moon until I can get back to DSO's) with observations of them? Looking at the magnitude on that list I could see some and others may have to wait until after the full moon. Anyone have a list broken down by season on them? If not it might be a project that I want to do while I'm not teaching. Thoughts? Thanks in advance.
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