! Proposal 6243, submission 1
! PI: BLESS, ROBERT C.
! Received Mon Apr 10 16:10:33 EDT 1995
! From: taylor@astrosun.astro.wisc.edu
Proposal_Information

   Title:               TIME RESOLVED SPECTROSCOPY OF NOVA CYG  
   Proposal_Category:   GTO/HSP 
   Scientific_Category: HOT STARS
   Cycle:               5


Investigators

   PI_name:             ROBERT C. BLESS
   PI_Institution:      UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN

Questions

   Observing_Description:
   Real_Time_Justification:
   Calibration_Justification:
   Additional_Comments: 


Abstract:               The HSP observed Nova Cyg in January and October 1993.
			A 15-minute period was found in both data sets that 
			may be the rotational period or pulsation of the white 
			dwarf. In addition, several transient phenomena are
			detected that may be evidence of flickering in the 
			system or to quasdi-periodic oscillations. In this
			proposal we will obtain time-resolved low-resolution
			spectroscopy of Nova Cyg 1992 with the FOS. Our data
			will span the entire 2-hour binary orbital period. We
			will phase our observations accordingly which will 
			allow us to distinguish between variations related to
			the irradiated binary and those related to physical
			conditions close to or on the white dwarf. We will also
			search for variability in the continuum and UV emission
			lines. Similar data have already been obtained on the
			classical nova GQ Mus as part of a GO program. We will
			collaborate with the GO on this proposal who is also 
			at UW and compare our results on Nova Cyg with those
			for GQ Mus.


Fixed_Targets

   Target_Number:       1
   Target_Name:         NOVA-CYG 
   Alternate_Names:     V1974-CYG 
   Description:         STAR, CLASSICAL NOVA, INTERACTING BINARY 
   Position:            RA=20H 30M 31.674S +/- 0.2S,
                        DEC= +52D 37' 50.9" +/- 0.2",
                        PLATE-ID=003I
   Equinox:             J2000
   Rv_or_z:               
   Flux:                 
  
   Comments:            POSREF=IAUCIRC-5534, TARGET IS VARIABLE 



Visits

Visit_Number:           01
Visit_Requirements:     

   Exposure_number:     10
   Target_Name:         NOVA-CYG 
   Config:              FOS/BL
   Opmode:              ACQ/PEAK
   Aperture:            4.3
   Sp_Element:          G130H
   Optional_Parameters: SCAN-STEP-Y=1.23, SEARCH-SIZE-X=1, SEARCH-SIZE-Y=3 
   Special_Requirements:ONBOARD ACQ FOR 20
   Number_of_iterations:1
   Time_Per_Exposure:   0.1S

   Exposure_number:     20
   Target_Name:         NOVA-CYG 
   Config:              FOS/BL
   Opmode:              ACQ/PEAK
   Aperture:            1.0-PAIR
   Sp_Element:          G130H
   Optional_Parameters: SCAN-STEP-X=0.61, SCAN-STEP-Y=0.61,
			SEARCH-SIZE-X=6, SEARCH-SIZE-Y=2 
   Special_Requirements:ONBOARD ACQ FOR 30
   Number_of_iterations:1
   Time_Per_Exposure:   0.1S

   Exposure_number:     30
   Target_Name:         NOVA-CYG 
   Config:              FOS/BL
   Opmode:              ACQ/PEAK
   Aperture:            0.5-PAIR
   Sp_Element:          G130H
   Optional_Parameters: SCAN-STEP-X=0.29, SCAN-STEP-Y=0.29,
			SEARCH-SIZE-X=3, SEARCH-SIZE-Y=3
   Special_Requirements:ONBOARD ACQ FOR 35
   Number_of_iterations:1
   Time_Per_Exposure:   0.1S


   Exposure_number:     35
   Target_Name:         NOVA-CYG 
   Config:              FOS/BL
   Opmode:              ACCUM
   Aperture:            1.0-PAIR
   Sp_Element:          G160L
   Optional_Parameters: STEP-PATT=SINGLE
   Number_of_iterations:5
   Time_Per_Exposure:   2700S
   Comments:            VARIABLE TARGET
                        EACH OF THE 5 OBSERVATIONS MUST BE OBTAINED
                        OVER 5 CONSECUTIVE ORBITS
                        OBSERVE FOR THE MAXIMUM TIME POSSIBLE IN EACH ORBIT



Data_Distribution                  
         Medium:        8MM         
Blocking_Factor:        10          
        Ship_To:        PI_Address  
       Ship_Via:        UPS         
Recipient_Email: