[vsnet-chat 950] Re: Supernova reports

[reinder j bouma <rjbouma@wxs.nl>]

Tonny Vanmunster wrote:
> 
> Dear colleagues,
> 
> While supernova observations are interesting, maybe it's a good idea to set
> up a separate vsnet list for observations of this kind. At the moment, they
> sometimes seem to be dominating vsnet-obs. Comments on this ???
> 

I do not think this is a good idea. Some people like supernovae, other
CV's, and again others prefer Mira's, or whatever. Why separate them,
and produce only more messages to be sent, and (for those interested) to
be collected? Anyway, the current activity is only temporarely: don't
worry, they will go away, eventually!

If there should be a new list I vote for one of fainter than estimates.
This would save me a lot of diskspace...
Don't get me wrong. I think Gary and co do a good job in keeping an eye
on a lot of stars that have not been properly studied and classified.
But I think the goal of variable star observing is still: producing
POSITIVE observations, and only report something NEGATIVE where it is
relevant.
I could very well do without 'highlights' like GEMU <10.9 , when most
observers with a 25-cm scope or bigger can see this star near
minimumlight. 

> Best regards,
> Tonny Vanmunster & Gary Poyner (observing under beautiful blue Belgian skies !)

P.S. Did they change the streetlights in Belgium? I thought the Belgian
skies were yellow. Or are you both observing in daylight? I thought the
French only did this occasionally (e.g. VSNET-obs 11731)...


Regards,
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