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<\/p>\nThe Variable Star Section welcomes any observations that an observer may wish to submit by email or by post.<\/p>\n
As a minimum, the section requires just four pieces of information for each observation.<\/p>\n
1. Name of the star being observed<\/p>\n
2. The date of the observation,<\/p>\n
3. The time in UT<\/p>\n
4. The(deduced) magnitude of the variable.<\/p>\n
However it is useful to also include additional information, including the light estimate and notes about sky conditions that may have affected the observation.<\/p>\n
For sky conditions, you can use standard abbreviations such as\u00a0 C = Cloud , H = Hazy , M = Moonlight , V = Averted Vision used<\/p>\n
Observations can be submitted via the post, but most observers nowadays submit observations via email, often as an attachment using Windows Notepad or Microsoft Excel.<\/p>\n
Below is an example of the latter<\/p>\n
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Blank report forms can be downloaded from\u00a0this page.<\/a><\/p>\n Members are also encouraged to submit copies of their observations to the BAA for storage in their database. For further information , see\u00a0http:\/\/britastro.org\/vss\/data_submission.htm<\/a><\/p>\n ( You don’t have to be a BAA member – they welcome observations from anyone)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Variable Star Section welcomes any observations that an observer may wish to submit by email or by post. As a minimum, the section requires just four pieces of information for each observation. 1. Name of the star being observedRead more<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2436","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t