[vsnet-chat 5958] Re: [AAVSO-DIS] Managed observing program (Automate!)

[Taichi Kato <tkato@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp>]

Re: [AAVSO-DIS] Managed observing program (Automate!)

>     Note that the 'vsnet' service prvides lists of stars that are not
> well-observed.

   As Brian noted, VSNET runs services informing the objects which are not
observed.  The "wanted" lists are usually updated on a daily basis, and
new and deleted data are dynamically reflected on the "wanted" database,
In many of CVs, 3-day blank is usually considered as a warning.  We take
7 days for long-period stars.  The lists are

   vsnet-recent-wanted (CVs)
   vsnet-mira-wanted (long-period variables)
   vsnet-constel-wanted-* (constellation-specific "wanted" lists)

   One can freely (selectively) subscribe to these lists, and a number of
observers are doing so.  Or one may read them on the VSNET website to get
the wanted information (in order to do this, click on "Mail Archive" of
the VSNET page, and select browse recent vsnet-digest messages; there are
relevant links to vsnet-*-wanted data).  The most important aspect of
this service is that the presented information includes most recently
reported observations.  This allows an observer to decide whether there
is a lack in the number of observations (visual or CCD), different
observers, or of attention.  The production process and introduction of new
objects are fully automated.

Regards,
Taichi Kato

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