[Aavso-photometry] Talk of burn out (and a wrap up of recent campaigns)

[Geir Klingenberg]

I don't think I will ever get exhausted here at my bad-weathered site.
I only have two clear nights a week on average, and I am happy if
there is a campaign going on when I get a chance to observe.

Geir Klingenberg


On Mon, 24 Jan 2005 22:56:14 -0500, Aaron Price <aprice at gmail.com> wrote:
>  I would like to have a discussion about observer burn out. The AAVSO
> has only begun organizing these high intensity observing campaigns
> since October of 2003 (UV Per). Since then we've had 3 campaigns on BZ
> UMa, one large on on Var Her 04, one each on IL Aqr, HD 74156, HD
> 37605, Mark 421 and mini campaigns on BL Lac and VV Pup.  The results
> have been across the board. UV Per and BZ UMa resulted in IBVS papers.
> Var Her 04 is our main success with a PASP paper (Dec. 2004). IL Aqr
> is currently in the process of being included in an AJ submission, the
> HD transits were not detected but they garnered Sky & Telescope
> publicity, the BL Lac data is still being analyzed but looks
> interesting and the VV Pup campaign was basically a bust (which we'll
> try again).
>  It looks like we have a lull in these campaigns for a few weeks. We
> are planning another transit campaign in late February and new
> campaigns on Var Her 04 and IL Aqr are preliminarily scheduled for the
> spring.
>   So, are you tired yet?
>    It seems like there is no shortage of scientific need for these
> pro-am, high intensity, multi longitudinal observing campaigns. This
> is a testament to you the observer and the quality of your work!
> However, as the coordinator of these campaigns I need to know where to
> draw the line. I would rather have excellent coverage of a few
> campaigns than spotty coverage of many.  So one thing I want to
> consider while planning is: How much of you can I ask?
>    I would like to hear from those of you who have participated in
> one or more of these campaigns. I'm interested in your personal
> thoughts about them. Are you satisfied? Bored? Exhausted? Excited? Is
> exhaustion ever a determining factor in your ability to observe or
> not? What can we do more to help you?
>    I'd like to see replies on this discussion group. But if you are
> shy feel free to respond to me privately.
> 
> Thanks!
> --
> Aaron
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