Predictions for some\u00a0favourable eclipses of stars on the SPA VSS programme<\/strong>\u00a0can be found in the\u00a0Sky Diary<\/strong>section of the bi-monthly magazine\u00a0Popular Astronomy<\/em><\/p>\n and here: Eclipse_Predictions-MayJul24<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Choosing stars to follow on a particular night<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n Predictions listing eclipses for many different eclipsing variables can be found on the BAA VSS \u00a0web pages at<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.britastro.org\/vss\/dpredict.html<\/a><\/p>\n Separate monthly lists are provided for Algol type variables and for beta Lyrae type variables.<\/p>\n This example shows some of the predictions that were listed for Algol type variables for the night of 2015 Nov 3.<\/p>\n Times shown are in hours GMT, with values greater than 24 indicating a time after midnight.<\/p>\n For each star listed, the number in brackets is the predicted mid time of eclipse to the nearest hour.<\/p>\n The numbers before and after the brackets show the hours between which the eclipse is observable, taking into account the hours of darkness and the altitude of the star in the sky.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Finding out when future eclipses of a particular star are due<\/u><\/p>\n Predictions for future eclipses of individual stars can be found on the website Mount Suhora Observatory, near Krakow, at<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.as.up.krakow.pl\/ephem\/<\/a><\/p>\n On this website, select the relevant Constellation from the list provided and on the next page select the star for which you are interested.<\/p>\n Then page down to the\u00a0Light Elements<\/em>\u00a0section and select the “Current Minima and Phase” link.<\/p>\n At the foot of the page then displayed, you will see a list of predictions for future eclipses of the star that you have selected.<\/p>\n The example output shown here was for eclipses of the star LY Aurigae during November 2015<\/p>\n Times shown are in GMT.<\/p>\n “pri” denotes a primary eclipse and “sec” denotes a (usually shallower) secondary eclipse.<\/p>\n Do bear in mind that although times are predicted to the nearest minute, the periods of eclipsing variables are continually changing.<\/p>\n Thus the actual mid eclipse time may differ from the “precise” value shown.<\/p>\n In any case, its best to avoid remembering the exact prediction as this could influence\/bias your observations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Predictions for future eclipses of Eclipsing Binary stars can be found in a variety of locations: SPA VSS programme stars Predictions for some\u00a0favourable eclipses of stars on the SPA VSS programme\u00a0can be found in the\u00a0Sky Diarysection of the bi-monthly magazine\u00a0PopularRead more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2442","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.popastro.com\/variablestar\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/11\/BAA_EBpred_nov3.png\")
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