Re: [vsnet-chat 2541] An observing program Dear Masi, > It could be very interesting to hear how they organize it, how often they > check a particular target, any particular truck and so on. I understand that > many of their procedures can be "top-secret" :) , but I'm very interested > at least about the general rules. It's not a top serect! Several variable star organizations have "public" lists of such targets (a well-known example is the "Recurrent Object Program" by the BAA VSS, see http://vsnet.telf-ast.demon.co.uk/). Another simple strategy is to monitor dwarf novae and candidates which have not been observed in outburst in many years. What are required are the years-long patience and the ability to prompt notifying the outburst! Regars, Taichi Kato