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Announcement: New Applications
We are excited to announce the launch of our new applications! We're opening up early access to our new applications for searching, downloading, and submitting photometric observations. You can now access these applications through these links:
We ask for your feedback in order to help us improve these applications. Please send feedback for the applications above to feedback@aavso.org. Note: please avoid duplicating submissions across the two submit applications.
Unfortunately, I can't really answer that question very well. It is all pretty random as anyone using LCGv2, VStar or Zapper, can zap something any time they like. We have no formal rules for zappers and aside from a couple of people who have done quite a bit of validation over the years, I don't think anyone is doing it regularly. Another thing to consider is that even after a star is scrutinized and the discrepant points are flagged, someone may come along and submit a discrepant point the very next day. It is definitely a "moving target" and something that we can never really say is finished.
I will contact you offline with a suggested list of stars to work on.
Hi David,
Unfortunately, I can't really answer that question very well. It is all pretty random as anyone using LCGv2, VStar or Zapper, can zap something any time they like. We have no formal rules for zappers and aside from a couple of people who have done quite a bit of validation over the years, I don't think anyone is doing it regularly. Another thing to consider is that even after a star is scrutinized and the discrepant points are flagged, someone may come along and submit a discrepant point the very next day. It is definitely a "moving target" and something that we can never really say is finished.
I will contact you offline with a suggested list of stars to work on.
Many thanks,
Sara