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Re: (meteorobs) Star Counting
In a message dated 96-08-20 16:36:38 EDT, you write:
<< And by the way, in answer to George's question, no, I don't where glasses
while
observing. Puzzling, perhaps, but that is what I observed that night! Of
course,
as we all know, when the data doesn't fit our preconceived notions (in this
case
about limiting magnitudes), the appropriate response is to CONFIRM that data
and
then maybe change our ideas - NOT to toss the data out as anomolous... ;>
>>
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Hey Lew!
I didn't say anything about tossing any data out here....just trying to
discover all the particulars. When something doesn't fit the preconceived
notions, the appropriate response is to ask all the possible questions to see
if there is an immediate simple solution to the problem. You do this before
considering revamping the system to match your anomaly. You are the first
that I personally heard of having this kind of problem...I think I can
safely say that this is not going to be a frequent enough of a problem to do
anything drastic about. Like bob said...when you reach +7.5 that's it! Make
another star count from a different area or even a third and average all two
or three.
George Z.
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