Re: "Maximum active number of stations" error
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I am in awe of David's commitment!? Well done.??
However I have one comment/question.? In a previous reply, Hristo wrote,?
"I also see that you always announce a High commitment to observe but you said that you end up skipping, so the value of High commitment that you are using does not seem to indicate your actual commitment."
Actually, I have always interpreted the new "Count on Me" indicator to indicate the observer's (self-determined) likelihood of getting a successful observation, not simply an announcement to "Count on me to observe."??
I believe the best use of the "Count on me" indicator is for beginners who wish to get started in observing?to register their site, along with the indication of their own perception of their likelihood of success.? ?I always encourage beginners to head for a spot close to the center line to maximize their chances of getting a positive.? However, by specifying "Low or inexperienced" for the indicator they telegraph to the rest of the community that no one should feel they have to avoid the beginning observer's chord for fear of duplication.??
When I first got started I knew my chances of success were low, as I had a lot to learn about the equipment, finding the field, timing, etc.? ?I remember that I didn't? even want to announce my near-center-line sites on OW for fear someone would actually think I'd get good data and avoid my chord.? (Ha!? That took many, many attempts...)? Then my (likely) subsequent failure would leave the center line uncovered.??
With the introduction of the "Count on me" indicator, it is now possible for beginners (or people experimenting with new equipment or techniques) to announce their site in a way that does not discourage other, more experienced observers from covering the same chord.? ?At least to me, this seems like a good use of the feature.
Ted B.
On Sat, May 29, 2021 at 9:17 PM hristo_dpavlov via <hristo_dpavlov= [email protected]> wrote:
Hi Dave,
The idea of announcing a station is to show others a commitment to observe and if you cannot observe all the events you have signed up for, then I would suggest that you apply additional filtering and you sign up for less events so you don't exceed the limit of 300 stations for 60 days.
OW has an option to 'Add event for follow up' which will still add the event to your 'My events' but no station will be announced and others will not know that you may review this event later and decide to observe. You can always sign up for the event a day or so before the actual event if you seem determined to observe it.
I also see that you always announce a High commitment to observe but you said that you end up skipping, so the value of High commitment that you are using does not seem to indicate your actual commitment.
Happy to hear the views of other observers on the subject but I am thinking that you should not be submitting stations for so many events if you often don't end up observing them and therefore will likely not need to be able to submit more than 300 stations per 60 days.
Hristo.
On Sunday, May 30, 2021, 1:50:18 PM GMT+10, David Oesper via <oesper= [email protected]> wrote:
Hi Hristo,
Since David Herald allowed Occult to filter predictions by probability percent (a request from myself and others), I am adding all events with a probability > 1% where my observatory is in the predicted shadow in addition to all events where my MPCOrb or JPL Horizons probability is 10% or greater. Add to that a few long duration and bright star events with probability > 1%, and the number of potential events per night can sometimes exceed more than 5 per night. I find it helpful when planning each night's observing session to have several events to choose from, as sometimes there are two or more events during the same hour, for example, which makes an efficient use of my observing time. Of course, I always try to observe the events with more than one observer signed up, but many of the ones I publish where I am the only observer, I end up skipping and report as a "no observation". It hasn't helped my observation percentage that most of the past two months have been cloudy here, but at least I am always prepared when it is clear.
Thanks much,
Dave
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