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jimsarge
Affiliation
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Mon, 12/14/2015 - 17:38
OK - dumb question. In the VSP photometry table, magnitude is reported in the following format:
9.978 (0.050)10
What is (0.050)10?
Jim Seargeant
SGEO
Affiliation
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
9.978 (0.050)10
Should be the magnitude, the error in parenthesis and the footnote reference number, refering to the information at the bottom of the page.
George
Jim
Thank you, George.
Jim