[Aavso-photometry] Download Data Bug?

[Sal Giambruno]

Thanks, Arne.  That's what I figured, but still, I was puzzled as to why my (or any particular) observation might take longer than some others to validate.  Not that it really matters from my perspective, so please, no need to reply, I can deal with it 8-).

Also, please know, as it bears repeating, that I (as we all do I am sure) appreciate how you go out of your way to personally respond to questions.  I realize how difficult it must be for you to do this, as I often find that I can't keep up with all the posts myself.  I'll try to keep questions that must necessarily be answered by AAVSO staff to a bare minimum in the future . . .

Sal (GSA)

----- Original Message ----
> From: arne <arne at aavso.org>
> To: Sal Giambruno <salgiambruno at yahoo.com>
> Cc: aavso-photometry at mira.aavso.org
> Sent: Friday, January 4, 2008 10:02:50 AM
> Subject: Re: [Aavso-photometry] Download Data Bug?
> 
> Sal Giambruno wrote:
> > In an attempt to compare one of my recent observations in reference to a
> recent thread about Z And, I downloaded a complete data set from the AAVSO
> International Database, only to find that my single observation was not included
> in the resulting data set, even though it does show up in Quick-Look. I further
> noted that observations from others made just prior to and just after my missing
> observation were included in the data set. Curiously, it appears that my
> observation had simply been skipped over.
> > 
> > To test for an inconsistency or bug, I then downloaded two more data sets,
> this time for TW Per. For the first query, I used my actual personal
> information in the request form, and for the second query, I used bogus personal
> information - both queries produced two identical sets of data, both of which
> included records of my observations.
> > 
> > I am wondering if there is a bug somewhere . . . or if there is some other
> explanation for the apparent inconistency.
> > 
> newly submitted data has a special status. It resides in a temporary file
> that is searched when you do a quicklook dump or a light curve generator plot,
> but does not reside in the actual AAVSO observation database. We must first
> quality-check the data before it gets added.
> 
> When you ask for a data download on a star, you get only the data that
> has passed the quality control (called validation). So if you recently
> submitted an observation, you may or may not have it included in the download,
> depending on the validation status.
> Arne
>