Re: orion tricolor

["Tim Hager" <thager@pcnet.com>]

     Yes, Arne you are correct.  The Orion image is flipped left for right.
I noticed this today at lunch time when I was comparing it to a display on
Guide.  
     As an aside, this tri-color image might be useful for discovering new
variables via the "red star" method.  I looked up the GSC plate data for
one very red star in the tricolor and found it measured 13.5 and 15.5 on
two plates taken many months apart.  A new Mira?

....Tim

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> From: aah@nofs.navy.mil
> To: tass@wwa.com
> Subject: orion tricolor
> Date: Thursday, April 09, 1998 2:44 PM
> 
>   Last night it was actually clear here, and I had a chance to look at
> Orion.  This immediately made me realize that I did not do all the
> rotate/flips correctly on the .ps file.  I think the two bright stars are
the
> northern two belt stars, so it looks to me like the image needs to be
> flipped left/right.  Someone else ought to confirm this, and then remake
> the gif files so that the orientation is correct.

snip

>   Sorry about the confusions.  It goes along with my current state of
mind.
> Arne

Probably not too much different from my permanent state of mind! :-)