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Photoelectric Measures of Comparison Stars in Seven Variable Star Fields

Volume 7 number 1 (1978)

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Richard H. Stanton

Abstract

Photoelectric measures with filters intended to match the response of the dark-adapted eye show substantial difference from the values on preliminary AAVSO charts. A mean error of 0.61m, and a standard deviation of 0.22m, were measured. These differences to not depend strongly on apparent magnitude or color.