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[vsnet-chat 5988] (fwd) Re: [AAVSO-DIS] CCD-V Vs visual observations



Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 07:50:47 -0500
From: Lou Cohen <lou-cohen@attbi.com>
Subject: Re: [vsnet-chat 5971] Re: [AAVSO-DIS] CCD-V Vs visual observations

on 2/11/03 9:13 PM, Taichi Kato at tkato@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp wrote:

> It even seems to me that new errors are continously injected every time
> a new program or a version is released.  It would unavoidable for
> every program to have some problems, but it sometimes looks like to me that
> CCD observers tend to preferrably or selectively use most unreliable software
> among various selections. X-)

This is an intriguing comment. Most professional astronomers prefer to avoid
endorsing or recommending against available software, and yet here we have
the possibility of some important knowledge.

Dr. Kato, which software do you believe is "most unreliable"?

-Lou Cohen
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