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[vsnet-obs 4195] the most durable observer?
- Date: Fri, 25 Oct 1996 11:20:11 +0930
- To: vsnet-obs@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
- From: Fraser Farrell <fraserf@dove.net.au>
- Subject: [vsnet-obs 4195] the most durable observer?
- Sender: owner-vsnet-obs@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp
G'day all,
I was recently given the variable star observing notes amassed by
Reg Shinkfield of Adelaide, South Australia.
Reg reported to both the AAVSO and the VSS RASNZ. According to
his notes he began observing variables in 1928 and continued until
World War 2. He resumed observing in the late 1940's - early
1950's and his final entries are dated June 1984; just a few days
before he died in his 82nd year.
Our Society's historian is now wondering if this 56 years of
visual observing is a world record? Or has it been beaten by
other veteran observers?
cheers,
Fraser Farrell
Variable Stars Group
Astronomical Society of South Australia
WWW: http://vsnet.gist.net.au/assa email: assa@gist.net.au
traditional <g>: GPO Box 199, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia