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American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Fri, 11/06/2020 - 21:45
Thanks for the 1st images. The exposures seem to be ~4X too long. So please use 1.5 sec for I and V and 2 sec for B exposures going forward. But thanks for adding me to your schedule!
This is one of the main star-forming regions of the sky, and young stars are almost always variable. Often the variability is low, however, and an ensemble of "variable comps" will yield a good result. Or, use the one comp in your field and be happy. :)
I see my first reports on VStar. But I submitted B, V and I data and only am seeing the V plotted. Yes, I checked all filters and typed in my observer code. Is all data not shown on VStar?
It sounds like you loaded your data just fine. The trick now is to display it on the plot. By default, VStar only displays visual and V data. To show other bands, click on the 7th icon from the left at the top of the main plot - the one that looks like a little light switch. This will open the "Plot Control" window, which lets you turn on and off different bands to display.
I hope this helps. Please contact me offline if you need a screenshot or anything.
I did try it and I see three nights worth of Peter's data for BU Tau in V, B and I.
It is important to both "load" and "display" all bands to see everything - they are two separate operations.
Hi Peter,
I manually adjusted your exposures since the system has already started for tonight. Ken will modify the plan properly for the next night.
Arne
Thanks Arne,
Great images, just pretty saturated!
Peter
One interesting thing I'm seeing in the 1st images is that there is only 1 comp star in the field. Everything else seems to be variable!
Peter
Hi Peter,
Welcome to Taurus. :)
This is one of the main star-forming regions of the sky, and young stars are almost always variable. Often the variability is low, however, and an ensemble of "variable comps" will yield a good result. Or, use the one comp in your field and be happy. :)
Arne
I see my first reports on VStar. But I submitted B, V and I data and only am seeing the V plotted. Yes, I checked all filters and typed in my observer code. Is all data not shown on VStar?
Peter
Hello Peter,
It sounds like you loaded your data just fine. The trick now is to display it on the plot. By default, VStar only displays visual and V data. To show other bands, click on the 7th icon from the left at the top of the main plot - the one that looks like a little light switch. This will open the "Plot Control" window, which lets you turn on and off different bands to display.
I hope this helps. Please contact me offline if you need a screenshot or anything.
Best wishes, Sara
Sara:
Actually, try it yourself right now and see what you get in VStar.
Ken
Hi Ken,
I did try it and I see three nights worth of Peter's data for BU Tau in V, B and I.
It is important to both "load" and "display" all bands to see everything - they are two separate operations.
Thanks,
Sara
Worked. Forgot that from the VStar class!
Peter