From: "Brian D. Warner" <brian
To: "Derek C Breit" <breit_ideas
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 12:21:53 -0700
Organization: Palmer Divide Observatory
Cc: 

>>>>>>>>>>>
I would rather not submit an observation
than be wrong..
<<<<<<<<<<<,

If you never submit data, then you'll never know if your right or wrong. Yes, it's
embarrassing to get a note back asking on which cold medications you were overdosing but
there are ways to give weight to data and so a bad data point would drop out.

Over in the asteroid lightcurve business, we refer to unsubmitted data as being hidden in
the dusty filing cabinet. You'd be surprised how much good data have been pulled out of
the drawers when some one decided to take a second look.


Clear Skies,
Brian D. Warner
Palmer Divide Observatory (716)
MPO Canopus/PhotoRed Photometry Software
http://www.MinorPlanetObserver.com

Collaborative Asteroid Lightcurve Link
http://www.MinorPlanetObserver.com/astlc/default.htm


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