Posting Observations
VSNet is down.
Please send your observations to
this address.
The format for observations has not changed.
A detailed version of how to format your obserations can be
found here.
VSNet
keeps track of the brightness of several variable stars, novae, and Supernovae.
They accept SNe observations which they then
compile and make available for use.
The format which
VSNet is looking for is as follows:
SN1999da 19990711.236 161C Bob Kuberek
Where
"SN1999da" - name of supernova with "SN" in front of it
"19990711.236" - UT date in decimal notation (7/11/99 5:40 UT in this case)
"161" - Flat field corrected magnitude (16.1 in this case) to one decimal
place, you can also say < 160 or 160: if you are uncertin of your observation.
"C" is the filter used to take this reading (in this case C means "clear")
"Bob Kuberek" is the name of the observer. You can also add comments
in this field.
After you send in your first observations, you will be given an observer
code (BKU) which you will use for every subsequent observation.
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David Bishop
Last modified: Mon Jun 18 09:21:15 EDT 2001