Re: collaborator

[Michael Sallman <msallman@pro-ns.net>]

Arne,

I wonder if you would comment further on the term "collaborator".
Are you saying that it makes sense to get the input of an "expert" or
"more experienced person" before undertaking a project, or that the odds
of getting a paper published as an "unknown individual" aren't very
good? Or something else entirely?
I'm just curious, as I have this star of mine that I've been working on
for a couple of months. I think that it is (or could potentially be)
interesting enough to warrant a full paper. If for no other reason than
it's ability to hide from Tom's cameras. :-)
I'd like to do more than just report it as a New Discovery, but perhaps
that's the more appropriate way to go.

Mike

Arne Henden wrote:
>   This further means that anyone starting a photometry project to follow
> one of these stars has to be prepared to either do the analysis (such
> as WD modelling for binaries), or else find a collaborator.  (It is
> usually wiser to find the collaborator before doing much photometry.)