Thanks John for explaining these catalogs and updates. It is much
appreciated.

Julian

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From: "duble.stars" <duble.stars@...>
To: <guide-user@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2007 3:42 AM
Subject: 0 Re: [SPAM] [guide-user] A brief history of errors


> --- In guide-user@yahoogroups.com, "Julian Parks" <parksje@...> wrote:
>>
>> Bill,
>>
>> When looking up V1279 Sco I get GSC 7851 143 with HK Lupis right
> next to it
>> at PA 168.2 deg at 8.6421" This is right on the Scorpius/Lupus border.
>
> This is because V1279 Sco _is_ HK Lup, due to serious stupidity by the
> gcvs and iau re nomenclatural changes for old variables that have
> since precessed over the borders of constellations.
>
> Evidently Bill has done something to allow for these cases, as you are
> seeing both incarnations onscreen, unless the new test update is
> showing both the old (CD) and new (downloaded) gcvs data, and due to
> the differing names, presents the object twice.
>
> But the renaming stupidity is highlighted here as people don't realise
> they're the same object renamed unless they already know the fact, so
> it's just adding one more learn-by-rote needless vagary to the already
> well confused nomenclatural system that variables undergo.
>
> NB it appears in this case that this one is only 1' or less over the
> Scorpius border.
>
> Cheers
>
> John
>
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