Recent Updates

27/10/2012Uploaded CCD observations received by 31st March 2013.
24/02/2013Fixed minor bug with filtering on a star. After applying the filter any text after a space in the filter by box was being removed. Now all text is retained.
27/10/2012Uploaded CCD observations received by 27th October 2012.
19/08/2012Corrections to 2,621 Julian Dates pre 1900.
29/04/2012Minor changes to light curve page.
Moved reset zoom above chart title so this can be cut out of screen prints.
Added link to new page of fixes to known light curve issues.
14/04/2012Minor change to End Date Julian Date calculation in Review Data sheet.
Adds 1 day to quoted UT so the JD is the end of that day. E.g. enter 31st May as UT and JD will be calculated as start of 1st June.
09/04/2012Corrected 304 CCD observations with reported magnitude problems.
09/04/2012Uploaded CCD observations received by 6th April 2012.
20/03/2012Light curve legend moved to bottom left hand corner. It is the intention that users will be able to relocate the legend themselves in a future release.
11/03/2012Set 14,213 duplicated observations to deleted status. Matching criteria used to identify duplicates:
Julian Date (not just matches but must be recorded to at least 4 decimal places to avoid accidental removal of observations made at similar time but full time not recorded)
Variable Designation
Observer
Magnitude
Filter
Only 2 or 3 duplicates (there are a small number with many duplicates. These will be checked separately.)
19/02/2012Major update to variable designations and alias designations.
31/12/2011Created page for list of recent updates.
31/12/2011Added summary page of observer's observations. Accessed by pressing Observer Id hyperlinks in observer list.
31/12/2011Added download buttons to list tables.
31/12/2011Split observer names into surname and initials.
30/12/2011Created filter button on data page to allow users to search and filter the list of variable stars. Note this also searches the full list of alias names held within the database.
29/12/2011Loaded all CCD data received to date.