Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 19:31:04 -0500
From: Geoff Gaherty <geoff
Organization: Computer Communications
	Gecko/20040804 Netscape/7.2
References: <0FD2AE91794E2D409AA44F8891A6E655AFA832

David Williams wrote:
> I'm confident in my own estimates (darn it, RS Oph was definitely 9.3
> I call it "validating my own data."

I do this too.  I transcribe my observations to my database, which generates a 
text file in WebObs format (I'm on a Mac, so can't use PCObs), and submit them. 
  I read my email for ten minutes, then check QuickLook to make sure they've 
been entered.  Then I check each one in the LCG.  A couple of times a year, I'll 
see one that's obviously off and I immediately send an email asking that it be 
deleted.  The tools the AAVSO provides on the web site make it very easy to 
become an accurate observer in a relatively short time.  Thanks to Aaron and 
company for making them work so well!

Geoff

Geoff Gaherty  GHT
Foxmead Observatory
Coldwater, Ontario, Canada
http://www.gaherty.ca
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