[vsnet-chat 4049] Visual observing

["G.Comello" <comello@astro.rug.nl>]

I was also astonished by the remarks of Sebastion Otero, using two different
methods in variable star-observing. This is the best way, to create scatter
I think. I always use averted vision when observing variable stars to get most
out of my telescope. Further I defocuse in the case of the brighter variables
to avoid color-effects, though I am not very color-sensitive. It is easier and
less critical to estimate an extended object than a point-source with the same
part of the retina. So the result most probably will be more accurate.
I fully agree with Reinder Bouma's comments,

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