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Originally Posted by higginsdj
1. Do you do 'Real' Science?
2. What do you think 'Real' Science is?
3. Do you 'reinvent the wheel' so to speak (perhaps just to prove you can do the observation/analysis etc)? ie being of of 200 observers reporting photometry for the same target on the same night or performing astrometry on a target who's position/orbit is know with an uncertainty smaller than the error of your own observations.
4. If you do any form of scientific work - what is it and why do you do it.
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1. no, I just observe and take pictures
2. to me it is obvious that real science is that which contributes to the knowledge base of astronomy thru measurements caluculations and other scientific stuff which is mostly over my head and which would probably turn me off what i do
. real science is not just oogling at nebulas thats just plain looking at stuff, and its not taking pictures of planets cause thats just photography.
3. I just observe, i dont measure or anything at this stage. I provide lists of binaries for the sole purpose of giving people who would otherwise have given up and gone inside where its warm something new to look at.... with limited budget and aperture who wants to look at the same galaxies/nebs over and over?
4. see 3.