Observations by the method of lunar occultations at the 6-m telescope of the SAO RAS reach a resolution limit better than 1mas.We have devised a new method of observation,which allows obtaining the curves of lunar occ...Observations by the method of lunar occultations at the 6-m telescope of the SAO RAS reach a resolution limit better than 1mas.We have devised a new method of observation,which allows obtaining the curves of lunar occultations simultaneously in different ranges of the visible part of the spectrum,and conducted the first observations using amodified optical system.In January 2019,applying the newmethod,the magnitude differences of the components of the binary star HD 36524 in the R and I bands were measured,which were 1.5 and 1.3mag,respectively,in good agreement with values calculated from the Gaia mission.According to the obtained data,it was determined that with this method it is possible to reach a signal-to-noise ratio of about 5–10 for stars of 10th magnitude.We discuss the applicability of the proposed optical scheme for the study of binary stars.展开更多
基金The work was performed as part of the government contract of the SAO RAS approved by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation.The reported study was funded by RFBR(project No.20--32-70120)This research has made use of the SIMBAD database,operated at CDS,Strasbourg,France.
文摘Observations by the method of lunar occultations at the 6-m telescope of the SAO RAS reach a resolution limit better than 1mas.We have devised a new method of observation,which allows obtaining the curves of lunar occultations simultaneously in different ranges of the visible part of the spectrum,and conducted the first observations using amodified optical system.In January 2019,applying the newmethod,the magnitude differences of the components of the binary star HD 36524 in the R and I bands were measured,which were 1.5 and 1.3mag,respectively,in good agreement with values calculated from the Gaia mission.According to the obtained data,it was determined that with this method it is possible to reach a signal-to-noise ratio of about 5–10 for stars of 10th magnitude.We discuss the applicability of the proposed optical scheme for the study of binary stars.
