We received an email from Yiannis Tsapras, a research astronomer from LCOGT, explaining that no one could observe last Thursday due to a software incompatability. So we were not alone!
For the past few days our observations have been interrupted. Yesterday, having booked the Hawaiian telescope, we were unable to use the telescope due to bad weather conditions. Today, we were first unable to find a computer, or one with steady internet access. Now, we have also just learned we would not have been able to observe anyway, because it was raining again!
So, we have been in a rut for 5 days. Encountering errors and bad weather has meant we've been sitting at our computers, unable to do research for our project.
Once this is fixed, we will be coming up with a rota for observing. But as things have been slow, we haven't been able to arrange anything properly.
Hopefully with the next post, we will have better news.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
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Welcome to the world of astronomy. When the weather is bad, it's time to brew some tea and wait.
ReplyDeleteIn the meantime, here's an interesting link to look at http://exoplanet.org.uk/blip.html
Thanks for the link, it's one of the best we've got.
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