On 04 Jul 2009, at 23:37, Joe Bauman wrote:
You've definitely got something transiting there, Patrick! Wow!
Thanks Joe, but honestly I'm still not sure what I discovered or if it's really something I can even claim discovery credit for. I did receive the following from someone from AAVSO but don't really understand much of it so I've asked for clarification. Thanks again, patrick ++++++++++++++++++ There are NSVS observations for this star (NSVS 7914114 and NSVS 5243445) It is GSC 03063-01707 at 16 30 21.00 +38 19 10.3 (2000.0) (UCAC 2). I analysed the data and found that it is in fact an uncatalogued EA- type eclipsing binary with the following elements: HJD 2451465.65 + 0.74647 x E Min I is 0.15 mag. deep in ROTSE-I magnitudes. Min II is barely visible (0.04 mag.) and at phase 0.5. J-K colours are 0.47, which correspond to a K0 star. You can try another eclipse with the above ephemeris. If you plan to do further research and publish it, go ahead. You can also submit it to VSX combining the NSVS data and yours for an improved period determination. I can do it if you want. Great discovery, specially for the fact that you were expecting a transit and got an eclipse in a nearby star at the time of the predicted transit!