On 9/2/2010 6:43 PM, crite40 wrote: > Good day all! > I have recently noticed that I seem to get some VERY odd information on some > variable stars. An occasional star looks wildly out of place, it is ALWAYS a > variable and it has a very high max magnitude, often mag 1 or 2 where no such > star exists. I suspect that a variable star may well exist in that position, > but some thing is messing up the information displayed. > It ONLY applies to variables and everything else seems fine. > It is also present in both versions of Cartes du Ciel, 2.7x and 3. > Anyone got any ideas? > Suggestions gratefully received as it frequently "mucks up" my finder charts. > Cliff Wright New Zealand. This is caused by the catalog data. It would be easier if you could quote a particular star. The GCVS number would be OK.
Bud
