2023-05-09, 07:12 PM
All good information. Whenever I make a log entry for a multiple star system, I start the "New Log Defaults" window. Under "Object" I click "Select From List" and the "Object Requestor" window comes up for searching the database for the new object I want to make the log entry for.
For example, STT 288. Once I hit Search, the B component (STT 288B) comes up as default. What I usually do is go down to the "Double Star Pair" dropdown and choose the Primary component to make the log entry for. I have always been a bit confused if I should make the log entry for the B component or the primary. I mean, technically if I make a log entry for the primary star, I could make an entry for the secondary component as well. I did technically observe both. So, is a double/multiple star designation, such as STT288, a label for the system? Not the individual stars? Looks like I have some work to do in ferreting out these stars and correcting my log entries.
For example, STT 288. Once I hit Search, the B component (STT 288B) comes up as default. What I usually do is go down to the "Double Star Pair" dropdown and choose the Primary component to make the log entry for. I have always been a bit confused if I should make the log entry for the B component or the primary. I mean, technically if I make a log entry for the primary star, I could make an entry for the secondary component as well. I did technically observe both. So, is a double/multiple star designation, such as STT288, a label for the system? Not the individual stars? Looks like I have some work to do in ferreting out these stars and correcting my log entries.