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[vsnet-chat 858] Re: Magnitude Estimates for Current SNe



Steve Lucas wrote:

> If one scans the magnitude estimates of the two current visible SNe (SN
> 1998S and SN 1998aq), we can see a fairly wide range of magnitude estimates
> for roughly the same UT time/s. The scatter in some instances approaches~
> 0.5mv. Are all of the observers using the same finder charts (sequences),
> or are there different ones employed for the estimates? Or on the other
> hand, are the pitfalls mentioned by: J. Isles:_ Webb Society Deep Sky
> Observers Handbook_, Vol. 8 "Variable Stars" (pgs. 38-43)(1990) regarding
> visual magnitude pitfalls, at work? I am truly esthatic to see the
> participation of so many individuals rendering their time and effort in
> this matter, so the above are just general inquiries....

  I have caluclated indivudal's trends by using kojinsa.exe (what I earlier
introduced in vsnet-chat and aavso-discussion).

*** correction ***
Code Mode  Corr   SD   Obs
 San    C  0.13  0.04    2
 OKU    V -0.09  0.08    9
 OKU    B -0.38  0.13    9
 KNN      -0.21  0.12   34
 Sny       0.11  0.08   11
 Ths       0.08  0.14   10
 Wnt       0.09  0.13   14
 MRV      -0.15  0.15   12
 Mhh      -0.00  0.12    9
 Yos       0.38  0.14    1
 KID      -0.02  0.08    4
 PIE      -0.07  0.11   16
 Gar      -0.39  0.06    2
 Puj      -0.22  0.05    1
 Biv       0.12  0.12    5
 BRO      -0.15  0.08    5
 Rip       0.07  0.14    3
 POY      -0.04  0.13   17
 GRL       0.16  0.12   23
 Rod      -0.19  0.04    1
 Scp      -0.09  0.11   13
 Oud    V  0.29  0.08    3
 HOR      -0.04  0.12   18
 KSL      -0.01  0.11   10
 JEN      -0.27  0.07    3
 MOK       0.26  0.15    9
 Ioh       0.02  0.12   10
 Res       0.03  0.07    3
 Kyh       0.14  0.04    1
 Mkn      -0.03  0.13    8
 Som      -0.04  0.06    1
 Fnm       0.05  0.12    4
 Car       0.27  0.15   14
 Kis       0.04  0.17    3
 DGL      -0.06  0.06    2
 BMM       0.17  0.13    9
 VER       0.02  0.18    4
 VHD       0.18  0.09    3
 DIE      -0.09  0.04    1
 TUB       0.17  0.05    4
 CMG       0.20  0.18   10
 Big    C -0.32  0.02    1
 DPA      -0.01  0.23    8
 Nts      -0.02  0.10    3
 Pro    R -0.02  0.01    1
 Stm       0.08  0.14    6
 BMU       0.26  0.07    3
 And       0.14  0.07    2
 MKJ      -0.02  0.13    1
 Bea    C -0.01  0.11   17
 PAE       0.22  0.26    2
 Pro    C  0.01  0.10    5
 Hrm       0.22  0.05    1
 Wes      -0.08  0.05    1
 Kdg      -0.10  0.09    3
 KIN       0.15  0.06    2
 WEN      -0.01  0.04    1
 McG    C -0.02  0.01    1
 WEN    C  0.01  0.07    7
 SQN       0.42  0.01    1

  Nightly averaged magnitudes after applying these corrections to inidiviudal
estimates.  The scatter (S.D.) is roughly an order of 0.1 mag, no worse than
in other variable stars.

 980305.774  13.144 0.216   4 all
 980306.681  13.012 0.100   7 all
 980307.652  12.805 0.202  14 all
 980308.502  12.723 0.116   5 all
 980309.826  12.702 0.150   4 all
 980310.384  12.547 0.147   8 all
 980311.629  12.277 0.193   9 all
 980312.604  12.293 0.146   7 all
 980313.530  12.393 0.149   9 all
 980314.611  12.244 0.142   5 all
 980315.606  12.286 0.114  17 all
 980316.681  12.243 0.129   8 all
 980317.490  12.133 0.118   8 all
 980318.628  12.231 0.142  10 all
 980319.631  12.108 0.087  18 all
 980320.661  12.034 0.094   9 all
 980321.757  12.125 0.101   8 all
 980322.643  12.212 0.059   8 all
 980323.729  12.197 0.104  15 all
 980324.588  12.138 0.122   7 all
 980325.659  12.356 0.273   6 all
 980326.705  12.237 0.172   4 all
 980327.859  12.318 0.078   3 all
 980328.584  12.370 0.139  12 all
 980329.735  12.419 0.132  11 all
 980330.736  12.468 0.141   6 all
 980331.664  12.524 0.101   8 all
 980401.633  12.649 0.095   4 all
 980402.407  12.699 0.056   4 all
 980403.610  12.700 0.112   9 all
 980404.637  12.794 0.110  12 all
 980405.565  12.735 0.037   4 all
 980406.594  12.939 0.063   3 all
 980407.362  13.026 0.181   3 all
 980408.720  12.914 0.103   4 all
 980409.767  12.997 0.110   5 all
 980410.589  12.960 0.152   4 all
 980411.749  13.116 0.102   6 all
 980412.647  13.129 0.106   6 all
 980413.765  13.146 0.110   5 all
 980414.664  13.113 0.021   3 all
 980415.562  13.232 0.134   5 all
 980416.882  13.305 0.080   3 all
 980417.787  13.388 0.192   5 all
 980418.783  13.415 0.137   6 all
 980419.546  13.214 0.155   5 all
 980420.571  13.342 0.164   9 all
 980421.485  13.409 0.190   7 all
 980422.655  13.451 0.194  10 all
 980423.511  13.511 0.048   6 all
 980424.588  13.520 0.116   4 all
 980425.822  13.433 0.119   7 all
 980426.517  13.453 0.138   5 all
 980427.449  13.520 0.042   2 all
 980428.667  13.567 0.186  10 all
 980429.096  13.700 0.000   1 all

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