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Re: About TASS



Dave,

I have all the processed data available in my database at: 
http://sallman.tass-survey.org/

and Doug Welch has some of it as well at:
http://crocus.physics.mcmaster.ca/TASSData/

There may be other places also.

Mike

Thomas F. Droege wrote:
> Hi Dave,
> 
> My idea is to get started a little early so later someone does not
> say "If only he had told us xxx".  The main data is available several
> places.  There are lots of new variable stars, especially longer
> periods, that have not been extracted from the data.  Lots of fun, I
> think but I just ran out of energy.  Also there is lots of raw data that
> I can send to any raw data fanatic.
> 
> Mining the data base for "possibly interesting" stars, one could get a
> relatively cheap telescope and CCD camera and computer and then track
> the interesting star over a season.  A good project, I think.  One needs
> to have something in retirement else you go nuts.  I would have long ago
> died of boredom without tass. 
> 
> Tom Droege   
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, 14 Apr 2006 19:52:18 -0500, "DaveHamilton"
> <davehamilton@alltel.net> said:
> 
>>Very hard to read this .. I am a retiring college math teacher and member
>>of
>>AAVSO who has lurked here for a couple years thinking this data is what I
>>should do with my spare time.   I certainly would give you my time to
>>help
>>you make what ever moves come up in the discussion.
>>
>>Dave