Epsilon Aurigae Campaign 2009

Member Data

Campaign ID#: CID# 001

Name: Jeff Hopkins

Mailing Address:

7812 West Clayton Drive
Phoenix, AZ 85033-2439
USA

Telephone #: N/A
Okay to contact by Phone?: N/A
Hours available for phone: N/A
Fax#: (623) 849-5889

E-Mail Address: phxjeff@hposoft.com

Time Zone: MST, UT - 7 hours

Web Site: www.hposoft.com/Astro/astro.html

Observatory Name: Hopkins Phoenix Observatory

IAU No. (If applicable): N/A

Latitude: +33d 30' 06"
Longitude: 112d 13' 22" west
Altitude (ASL): 1,097 feet
Comment:

Telescope Used:

For UBV Photometry

Telescope Used Type: C-8
Aperture: 8"
Focal Ratio: F/10
Comment: OTA Mounted on
Meade LX90 Fork Mount

For BVRI Photometry

Telescope Used Type: LX200 GPS
Aperture: 12"
Focal Ratio: F/10
with F/6.3 Focal Reducer
Comment:

For JH Photometry

Telescope Used Type: LX200 GPS
Aperture: 12"
Focal Ratio: F/10
Comment:

Instrument/Detector Used (Model/Description) Photometer:

For UBV Photometry

HPO PEP101 Photon Counting Unit
with 1P21 PMT

For BVRI Photometry

Meade DSI Pro Monochhrome
with TEC

For JH Photometry

Optec SSP-4 with 1.0 mm
TEC detector

Spectrometer :

Telescope Used Type: LX200 GPS
Aperture: 12"
Focal Ratio: F/10
Instrument: Lhires III
Grating: 2,400 lines/mm
Guide CCD Camera: DSI Pro (I)
Imaging CCD Camera: DSI Pro II

Instrument:Star Analyser w/ Nikon D60 DSLR camera

Polarimeter: N/A
Other: N/A
Comment:

Areas of Interest (Please check all that apply)

Photometry: X
Single Channel UBV: X
Single Channel BVRI : X
Single Channel JH : X
CCD BVRI: X

Spectroscopy: X

Polarimetry

Other (Specify)

Experience Level (Please Check One)
Beginning
Some experience
1 - 2 Years
Advanced: X

Do we have permission to publish your data on the Campaign Web Site?
Yes: X
No:

Comments:

Memberships: AAVSO, IAPPP, SAS, ALPO, SAC

UBV Photon Counting Unit on C-8

Jeff Hopkins (left) & Oliver Thizy (right)
SAS, Big Bear Lake, CA May 2008

BVRI CCD Photometry
Modified DSI Pro (I) on 12" LX200 GPS

Lhires III with DSI Pro (I) Guide Camera and DSI Pro II imaging Camera on 12" LX200 GPS