[Ken Crawford (KenC)]

Originally Posted by madbadgalaxyman

Ken,

I continue to be in awe of the amount of skill and hard work that you put in.

You have been rewarded for your considerable efforts by this remarkable piece of scientific work.

It is never easy to "discover something new", even for professional scientists.

This work is testament to your persistance and skill and knowledge.

cheers, Robert

Thanks for the kind comments

I am certain that professionals will start relying more and more on Pro-Am collaborations. The different ZOO systems out there is proof of that. When (and if) the LSST system goes into play they have already contacted AIC for a conduit of high level people as they will produce mountains of data to slug through.

We all have one thing that is a real advantage over the professionals. We do not have to write proposals to use our equipment (except maybe to our spouses) and we can sit on a target for as long as we want. So we can build up incredible wide field data that can be useful for professionals out there.

Kindest Regards,