Optical photometric monitoring of Eta Carinae at La Plata. Period 2003-2005

FERNÁNDEZ LAJÚS, E.; SCHWARTZ, M.; TORRES, A.; SALERNO, N.; FARIÑA, C.; LLINARES, C.; SIMONTACCHI, L.; GAMEN, R.; NIEMELA, V.

Congreso; Reunion Anual de la AAA; 2005

We present here the most recent results obtained until August 2005, during the monitoring program of the Luminous Blue Variable, Eta Carinae. After the observing campaign to record the "eclipse-like" event, ocurred in 2003.5, it is our intention to continue the monitoring of this amazing object, during the 5.5 years of the orbital period of the proposed binary. Observations consist of optical CCD photometry, with the 0.8-m Reflector telescope at La Plata Observatory, Argentina. FULL TEXT IN SPANISH