[Aavso-photometry] Comparison Star Database

[arne]

Tomas L. Gomez wrote:
> I am aware of the .dat and .seq file in ftp://ftp.aavso.org/public/calib/,
> but as far as I know, this is not the same thing as the AAVSO
> International Comparison Star Database (in particular, there is no
> AUID).
> 
> -Tomas L. Gomez (GOT)
> 
> 
> On Feb 8, 2008 1:23 AM, Steven Orlando <sorlando at sorlando.com> wrote:
> 
>>I would like that too!
>>
>>Steve
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Tomas L. Gomez" <tomas.l.gomez at gmail.com>
>>To: <aavso-photometry at mira.aavso.org>
>>Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 5:39 PM
>>Subject: [Aavso-photometry] Comparison Star Database
>>
>>
>>
>>>Is there a way of getting a file with all the stars in the AAVSO
>>>International Comparison
>>>Star Database?.
>>>
>>>This would be really helpful. Every time I add a star to my observing
>>>program I have to
>>>copy by hand the data of some comparison stars. This is very prone
>>>to typing mistakes, and it takes a lot of time. In fact, I want to
>>>update all the comparison
>>>stars in my program.
>>>
>>>If I had a file with all comparison stars, it would be easy to write a
>>>program to select
>>>those close to some coordinates and maybe with some other criteria,
>>>like being close
>>>to a given color, etc...
>>>
It has always been our intent to post the complete comparison star database
on the website.  It is a non-trivial task, as once published, we need
to be able to track versions so that we know what magnitudes are being
used for submitted observations.  Right now I don't think the database
is stable enough to post, even if a tracking system were in place.
I think we are about a year away from making the entire database public,
but it will come.

Arne