[vsnet-chat 957] Re: Supernova reports

[Gary Poyner <gp@star.sr.bham.ac.uk>]

> R. J. Bouma wrote:

> > If there should be a new list I vote for one of fainter than estimates.
> > This would save me a lot of diskspace...

I can quite understand the dislike of seeing lots of negative observations,
but as Taichi has pointed out, they are valuable.  Also if it came down 
to just posting positive observations to VSNET, I don't think I would bother
sending observations at all, as it would take me even more time to sort 
them out, and I would regard the report as being incomplete!

> > 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 hope I haven't gained a reputation for ONLY making negative estimates!  
I do make quite a few positive ones too!

regards,
Gary Poyner

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