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Originally Posted by rodroger
I am so embarressed by this - SORRY GUYS , what can I say.
Rod
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Hi Rod
Mate, no apologies needed and thanks for the update – your investigation and subsequent report is an excellent example illustrating how difficult it is to be certain about what we record and importantly, how re-visiting the data can often help to provide alternate conclusions.
I think that this has shown how fabulous Ice In Space can be for collaborating in this manner, sharing our experiences, thoughts and assumptions, liberally sprinkled with our best guesses too!
The brightness of the candidate star and its diffraction spikes really did trouble me but when I weighted this “personal opinion” against the “measured data” of some 13 to 15 pixels separation, I decided to come down on the side of the data which just goes to show how difficult these investigations can be.
That you remained open, honest and willing to have another look at the data is a true credit to you Rod and in my opinion this shows real character and integrity – well done.
I’m sure that next time, you’ll nail the Pup! Rod, it has been a pleasure discussing this topic with you and I also learned much by going over my old data and looking at yours. No harm done and we are all the wiser, how good is that!
Cheers
Dennis