[vsnet-chat 4252] Re: vsnet chat topics

[Taichi Kato <tkato>]

Re: vsnet chat topics

>    I just received from an e-mail from him to confirm the possible outburst
> of QW Ser, which he may have seen at 13.7 on Apr. 19.128 UT.  I believe he
> could not have fabricated these figures.

   I have just received another private e-mail from Patrick Schmeer that
he thought he glipmsed GK Per at the very limit of mag 12 last evening (in
unfavourable conditions).  But he states that Bouma had a much better
limiting magnitude last evening, so Bouma's observation should be much more
trust-worthy.  (This kind of e-mails from him are not frequent ones;
most of his e-mails are request for confirmation of possible sightings).
There may appear another Schmeer's (retrospective-looking) report if GK Per
is confirmed to brighten further.  I think no one is apparently in error,
but the result is understandable if Schmeer's observation was done at
1-sigma detection level.  The problem would be summarized that if a 1-sigma
detection precedes a several-sigma detection, which observer is more
credited for the discovery of the event...

Regards,
Taichi Kato

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