Observing strategies

From: Joe Patterson <*jop_at_astro.columbia.edu*> Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:52:37 -0500 · jop_at_astro.columbia.edu

Yeah, I wanted to cheer for that sentiment too - back-up on the prime 
targets!  We usually profit A LOT with that - it keeps the time series 
going despite the thousand natural shocks that photometry is heir to.
It also increases accuracy.  (Unless one of the runs is obviously much 
better than the other, I usually combine 'em in the analysis - and the 
improvement in S/N is clear when there's a weak feature to be dug out.)

joe

BTW for those of you who may not have yet discovered the "Catalina 
Real-Time Transient Survey", have a look at it.  Have a lot of looks at 
it.  Life will never be the same!  (Even if they never discover the 
Death-Dealing Asteroid that launched the whole enterprise.)

Bob Koff wrote:
> OK, I'm on the CSS star.  Frost on the dome, but so far so good with the 
> scope.
> 
> I took the DQ Her when it looked like we had the CSS star covered at 
> this longitude.  But then again, it is good  to back each other up on 
> more interesting targets.
> 
> Bob
> 