Where can I find a chart of the apparent magnitude for the variable
star Delta Cephei over the past thirty days?

Hello technogecko-ga,

You can view charts of observations of Delta Cephei for the last 30
days in two formats.

You can generate a light curve by searching for Designation 2225+57 or
Name Delta Cep from Start Date 2452672 to End Date 2452701 (which
corresponds to the dates February 1 to March 2, 2003) on this page:

"Light Curve Generator"
The American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
http://www.aavso.org/adata/curvegenerator.shtml

Or you can look at the observations for the past 30 days (and
earlier), by searching for 2225+57 or Delta Cep on this page:

"Quick Look Data"
AAVSO
http://www.aavso.org/ql/

In arriving at this answer, I also consulted the following pages:

"AAVSO Chart: Delta Cep (Cephei)"
AAVSO
http://www.aavso.org/charts/standard/CEP/DELTA_CEP/DELTACEP-A.GIF

"2003 Julian Day Calendar"
AAVSO
http://www.aavso.org/cdata/jd2003.pdf

I hope that this information is helpful.

- justaskscott-ga


Search terms used on Google:

site:aavso.org "delta cephei"

[I knew about AAVSO from a previous answer I had posted on Google
Answers:

"Q: Locating a star and it's star chart" (16 Dec 2002)
Google Answers
http://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=threadview&id=125610 ]

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Request for Answer Clarification by technogecko-ga on 14 Mar 2003 23:40 PST

WhatI am looking for is the actual values for present tense. IE data
from the past current 30 days, more specifically in text format not
graphical. ie:

3/1 - Magnitude -3.2
3/2 - Magnitude -3.4
.. and so on

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Clarification of Answer by justaskscott-ga on 15 Mar 2003 09:43 PST

The "Quick Look Data" has this information.  There is a column of
observed magnitudes: for example, for Mar. 1, there was an observation
of 3.5 magnitude.

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Clarification of Answer by justaskscott-ga on 15 Mar 2003 09:45 PST

By the way, instead of searching on the Quick Look Data page, you can
use the following link:

"Quick Look data for DELTA CEP"
AAVSO
http://www.aavso.org/cgi-bin/quickquick.pl?star=DELTA%20CEP

Exactally what I was looking for. Thanks!