[Aavso-photometry] BRI Comp Star Value when reporting OBS is the Chart V value?

[arne]

Tim Crawford wrote:
> Arne,
> 
> Are you saying that if we have a chart with a V
> magnitude of say 10.0 that when we also REPORT BRI OBS
> that we use 10.0 in the comp star field, provided that
> BRI sequence data is available?
> 
> IF SO, me and a lot of other folks have been doing it
> differently for a number of years.... makes me wonder
> about how data will be looked at in the future if we
> change horses in mid stream, so to speak.
> 
> In addition, some of us report the three decimals, if
> available for comp values as that is how we measured
> the photometry..... I would then suspect this might be
> contrary to the New Policy, if such is in fact true,
> of reporting just the V value from the Charts, which
> usually only have one decimal.
> 
> This of course then raises the question of did the
> observer use the three decimal sequence value or did
> the observer use the rounded up Chart value when doing
> the photometry?  
> 
> If we are only to report the Chart Value in ALL cases
> when other color data is available (i.e., BRI) and
> even though we have un-rounded up sequence data with
> more decimals that we used for the photomety... then I
> would hope you could get a special alert or something
> out to this effect so that the word gets around.  
> 
> Thanks for the clarification, Boss... and if I read
> your reply to Keith in error then I hope you and other
> readers will chalk this email up to another senior
> moment of the sender.
> 
> Also, I would hope that what ever changes are made or
> suggestions as to how we respond in different
> situations that the need to have to figure out a comp
> code (not enough of 'em to deal with CCD issues) and
> then enter a comment be kept TO A MINIMUM.
> 
Let me discuss it with staff before I make a blanket
statement.  I have my own way of looking at things, and
it may not agree with tradition.  All of this goes away
in a month or so anyway as we transition to a standard
submission format.
Arne