OBSERVATORIES
AFRICA
Republic of South Africa - The South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO)

IRSF Telescope

Facility

Telescope diameter: 1.4m [www]
IR Camera: SIRIUS [www]
Observations

Observers: Jungmi Kwon, Noriyuki Matsunaga
Runs: July, Sept 2010, March 2011
Variability Classes: RR Lyrae in globular clusters (M62, NGC1851); 
                             delta Scuti in open clusters (NGC6134)
Data

Status: data reduction complete - data analysis ongoing
Collaborators

Prof. Motohide Tamura
Jungmi Kwon
Noriyuki Matsunaga
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Ks-band image of the globular cluster M62, observed at IRSF during the run of Sept 2010

0.75-m Telescope

Facility

Telescope diameter: 0.75m [www]
IR Photometer: Mk II [www]

Observations

Observer: Carlos Contreras
Run: 2010 Sept. 1-21  
Variability classes: delta Scuti, SX Phe, Ellipsoidal, Eclipsing binaries

Data

Status: data reduction complete - data analysis ongoing

Collaborators

Prof. Patricia Whitelook
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Ks light curve of SX Phe taken at the SAAO 0.75m Telescope in sept. 2010. Please note the overall amplitude of 0.15 mag! Unfortunately, the weather conditions did not allow to obtain a uniform phase coverage.