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(meteorobs) Re: Binning magnitudes
I am guessing these BAA summary sheets are hardcopy, and not one of many
variations of emailed reports, so alignment shouldn't be a problem.
But in any case, I don't see the use of a hyphen over a zero as an advantage
or disadvantage. Either is fine. The problem arises when neither is used,
then if there are misaligned columns, no amount of using the space bar will
ensure I have lined them up correctly. So in that event, I have to contact
the observer for clarification. Again, no big problem with that, just an
unnecessary step (if they had used the hyphen or zero).
Of course, if the report has the individual meteor data, I can create my own
mag. distribution from their data. But then, I would use a zero! ;>
Mark
----- Original Message -----
From: "Malcolm J Currie" <mjc@jach.hawaiidot edu>
To: "Meteor Observing List" <meteorobs@jovian.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 11:37 PM
Subject: Re: (meteorobs) Observation Report 1/31/00...
Many years ago Keith Hindley told me that he appreciated that I'd left
empty magnitude bins instead of entering 0 in the BAAMS summary
sheets. My reasoning---it's easier to see the magnitude range at a
glance. So I disagree with Mark. If you want to mark each magnitude
bin, please use a hyphen, not 0. I accept that it does demand
discipline to achieve alignment, but surely that's not asking too
much. The space bar doesn't bite.
Malcolm
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