[Aavso-photometry] 1930+53 (CCDSoft caution)

[Michael Koppelman]

Is that CCDSoft v5? Or the earlier version? What is the nature of the  
"wrong time"?

M.


On Oct 5, 2007, at 8:34 PM, Patrick Wiggins wrote:

> On 05 Oct 2007, at 15:39, Richard Huziak wrote:
>
>> Of all the HMXBs 1930+53 or DM+53d2262 is one of the more active
>> stars,
>> and as such, one of the most sought after for data, so please  
>> continue
>> on this star.
>
> I was feeling pretty good about having submitted a bit over 14,000
> data points to AAVSO on 1930+53 until I discovered last week that the
> software I use to reduce the data (CCDSoft) uses the wrong time in
> it's reports (Groan!).
>
> I reported this sorry state to Gordon Sarty and Arne Henden.  Gordon
> thinks the faulty data can be fixed at his end so I wont have to fix
> it (whew!).  Arne reports he's checked with Bisque and the software
> will be modified.
>
> Not sure what to do with data taken since the discovery and until the
> software bug is fixed (Arne is working on that) but in the mean time
> I'd suggest that anyone reducing data with CCDSoft hold off on
> submitting it to AAVSO until the situation is resolved.
>
> patrick
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