Hi List,
I have been following the "Intro" and "Beginners..." threads
today with great interest. Yes, there is a need to bring together the two
groups of observers on this List - beginners and advanced observers (someone
objected to been called a professional here in the recent past :) ).
I saw my first two iridium flares in the past few days but was afraid to
post a report because I had no "added value" to the obs not having timed the
events - I just sat back with a mug of tea and watched the area in the sky
where the predicted flares were to occur - not knowing what to expect, I
very nearly ignored the satellite which began getting brighter and brighter
and then flared - I was expecting to see a FLASH!
One way of bringing beginners and advanced observers together on this list
would be to create a standardised database for all observations and pool the
various formats that presently exist. I am not a programmer, but I suspect
it would not be a big task to setup such a database on a website and have
access granted to all subscribers of SeeSat who would wish to make
observations. If this did not work out, then a webmaster could be appointed
to run the site, take obs from observers via email or whatever and post them
up.
... just my two cents worth :)
Pat Curran
[pkcurran@iol.ie][www.iol.ie/~pkcurran/ ]
SE Ireland (Co. Kilkenny) 52.4369°N 6.9761°W 80M
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