tips from Tom

I heard back from Tom Teague. I asked if he had any suggestions as to how to report double star observations.

I haven't had a chance to evaluate the figures, but the format is OK, subject to the following. It's conventional to include the magnitudes of the components, even though you haven't actually assessed their brightness yourself. [I suppose the discipline of checking makes it more likely that you'll notice if the magnitudes don't quite fit with the figures in a catalogue, suggesting that perhaps one of the components may be variable.]

Also, and this is important, you should state the number of measures, even if it's only one. If (as ideally you should) you spread the measures over three or four nights, give the number of nights. Seeing, funnily enough, is not usually included (although obviously you should always record it, as you have done).

Tom

I will integrate his ideas into my routine.