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| Hello all. Sorry, but I felt the need to throw in my two cents. I am a visual observer for the AAVSO, and have yet to tackle any kind of CCD observing or other electronic methods. I've been reading these latest entries with some interest. I am also a little concerned about the tone the e-mails are taking. It seems to me that any project as intricate as producing charts for thousands of variable stars cannot be error-free, and that these errors take some time to find and correct. And yes, it's logical to assume that in the correction process, a few more errors could be introduced accidentally. In spite of that, isn't it accepted that as long as the observer logs which comparison stars were used and which chart was used, any magnitude estimate of a variable star can be corrected once any errors in comparison stars are found and corrected? (Unless of course a comparison star is found to be variable?) It just seems to me that the important thing is to make the estimate and get all of the information down. The corrections, if need be, will come in time. Paul Zeller (ZPA) Indianapolis, IN |
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