Other Quasar Variability Monitoring Programs

Last updated November 28, 2000

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• Links to Optical Monitoring Programs
  • Blazar Monitoring at the Torino Observatory
  • Interdisciplinary Astrophysics Group - The Institute of Astronomy - Ondrejov
  • Extragalactic astrophysics at the Landessternwarte SW (The AGN group)
  • The International AGN watch

• Links to Optical Finder/Comparison Star Charts
  • Landessternwarte Heidelberg finding charts[note: this is an excellent site with many finder charts w/comparison star sequences]
  • Colgate University Foggy Bottom Observatory

• Journal References for Quasar/AGN Comparison Star Sequences
  • Paul S. Smith's group
    • P.S.Smith et al, "UBVRI field comparison stars for selected active quasars and BL Lacertae objects" (1985) AJ, 90, pp 1184-1187 (text) & 1385-1386 (plates 87 - 88).
      Includes: 0235+164, 0735+178, 0736+017, 0754+101, OJ 287, 1156+295, 3C 273, 1308+326, 1418+546, 3C 345, BL Lac, 3C 446
    • P.S.Smith and T.J.Balonek, "Photometric calibration of stars in the fields of selected BL Lacertae objects and quasars" (1998) PASP, to be published in 1998 October.
      • text
      • Table1(positions of sources)
      • Table2(UBVRI comparison star listings)
      • Table3(comparison with previous studies)
      • Figure 1a
      • Figure 1b
      • Figure 1c
      • Includes: 3C 66A, CTA 26, 0420-014, 0422+004, 0716+332, 0829+046, 3C 216, 3C 279, 1510-089, 1749+096, OV -236 (1921-29), 3C 454.3, 2345-167
  • Torino Astronomical Observatory
    • Download Paper I: Massimo Villata et al, "BVR photometry of comparison stars in selected blazar fields: I. Photometric sequences for 10 BL Lacertae objects", A&A (submitted)
      Includes 0048-097, 0502+675, 0716+714, 0737+746, 1028+511, 1101+384 (Mkn 421), 1133+704 (Mkn 180), 1517+656, 1652+398 (Mkn 501), 1959+650
    • Download Paper II: Claudia M. Raiteri et al, "BVR photometry of comparison stars in selected blazar fields: II. Photometric sequences for 9 quasars", A&A (submitted)
      Includes 0420-014, 0528+134, 0827+243 (OJ 248), 1156+295 (4C 29.45), 1222+216 (4C 21.35), 1253-055 (3C 279), 1510-089, 2230+114 (CTA 102), 2251+158 (3C454.3)
  • Perugia University Observatory
    • Massimo Fiorucci et al "VRI photometry of stars in the fields of 16 blazars" (1998), PASP, 110, pp 105-110.
      Includes 0235+164, 0300+470 (4C 47.08), 0316+413 (NGC 1275, 3C 84), 0323+022, 0414+009, 0754+100 (OI 090.4), 0806+526, 1226+023 (3C 273), 1308+326, 1415+259, 1458+228, 1611+343 (DA 406), 1749+096 (OT 081), 2251+158 (3C 454.3), 2254+074, 2344+514

• Links to Other Wavelength Monitoring Programs
  • Univ. of Michigan Radio Monitoring Program
  • Metsahovi Radio Research Station
    • Index of some of their radio variability plots

• Campaigns to Monitor Specific Object(s)
  • Mattox's A Serendipitous Multiwavelength Study of BL Lac in the Summer of 1997
  • Mattox's A Serendipitous Multiwavelength Study of 0235+164 in 1997
  • Mattox's Quasar 1156+295
  • Mattox's The 1998 Multiwavelength Study of Markarian 421
  • Mattox's Whole Earth Blazar WEB) Telescope
  • Mattox's New_Blazar_Mail

Please contact:

tbalonek@mail.colgate.edu

for questions, comments concerning these data sets ...