[vsnet-chat 872] Magnitudes, sequences, etc.

[aah@nofs.navy.mil (Arne A. Henden)]

  I guess I 'third' the recommendations of Bruce and Brian.  Making
sequences seems unexciting, compared with taking data on the SNe
itself.  Yet, in the end, contributing a good sequence is worth
much more than a couple of additional, poorly-zeropointed, observations.
  Brian and I have talked about this on several occasions...there is
no reason why amateurs can't do sequences, yet few do.  That is one
reason why I've included a section in my upcoming book on how to
create good sequences.  As Bruce mentioned, good southern sequences
are worth even more than northern ones, so if there are any
volunteers, I for one would be willing to give some instruction.
  (BTW, Dave is hoping to do a better job on the photometry for
the next release of USNO-A, but it depends critically on lots of
deep sequences being available.)
Arne Henden

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