[Aavso-photometry] Data on TheSky Variables?

[Sal Giambruno]

Dick, Arne,

Thanks for the information.  I'm learning something new every day, and all the while, tweaking my imaging techniques so that I can go deeper, and flatter.

Best regards,
Sal (GSA)

----- Original Message ----
> From: Dick Campbell <ophrs at tampabay.rr.com>
> To: Sal Giambruno <salgiambruno at yahoo.com>
> Cc: aavso photometry <aavso-photometry at mira.aavso.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 4:54:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [Aavso-photometry] Data on TheSky Variables?
> 
> The Bulletin only shows long period stars with charts. The validation file 
> http://www.aavso.org/observing/aids/validation.shtmlshows most of the stars 
> with data . CVs are good to add to your list because you can check them 
> every night. There are more than 40000 listed variables and only about 750 
> active observers in the AAVSO , so most won't have data. The old chart pages 
> http://www.aavso.org/observing/charts/ were easier to find new stars to 
> observe, at least for me.
> Dick Campbell CMP
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sal Giambruno" 
> To: 
> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 6:30 PM
> Subject: [Aavso-photometry] Data on TheSky Variables?
> 
> 
> > Now that I've finally become more efficient at making observations (and 
> > find myself in between jobs and having good weather), I find I have plenty 
> > of time to spare after making all my observations of targets with 
> > predicted minima in The Bulletin. I would like to make good use of this 
> > time, but don't know what else I can be observing.
> >
> > I noticed that in TheSky there are a tremendous number of variables and 
> > suspected variables - many more than are listed in the AAVSO Bulletin. 
> > Out of curiosity, I picked one of these variables at random, I think it 
> > was LS Per, and tried to find AAVSO light-curve data for it. AAVSO 
> > reported no data available, so I tried another, and another, all with the 
> > same failure. Why is this? Do these variables not need to be observed?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Sal (GSA)
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