[vsnet-newvar 976] On New Variables :- both professional and amateur discoveries thereof

[crawl@zoom.co.uk]

I note with interest IBVS 5134, available via 
http://vsnet.konkoly.hu/cgi-bin/IBVS?5134 .

This IBVS to a great extent confirms what has been opined 
before on the pages of vsnet [specifically vsnet-survey], 
that the ROTSE and other groups have been not entirely 
enthusiastic with respect to ascertaining whether or not 
their "new" variables are truly new or already included 
within the GCVS, never mind the NSV and/or its supplement.

It is a testament to current amateur discoverers of new 
variables that they put quite a bit of effort into ensuring 
the proper identification of many if not all of their 
suspected variables in appropriate catalogues.

Indeed, Taichi Kato has for quite some time been somewhat 
instrumental in providing a helpful service in this regard 
for people who announce their discoveries via vsnet-newvar.

I commend this practice, and feel that to some extent 
amateurs are putting some better resourced professional 
groups to shame with respect to this issue.

I do not know as to whether or not the author of IBVS 5134 
is a professional or not, but I would not be surprised if 
he received no financial grant towards this exercise, 
unlike the ROTSE team, and yet achieved more impressive 
results.

Cheers

John

John Greaves
UK


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