Data Volume

[Tom Droege <tdroege2@earthlink.net>]

I am getting fewer measurements this summer than last winter.  Expected, of 
course.  But I notice that I do not measure as faint as in the winter, and 
this has a big effect on the number of stars seen.  Some of the scans are 
now in the Summer Milky Way.  So far I see about 1/3 the star detections as 
in the winter Milkey Way.  Either the stars are less dense, or there is 
something else going on.

I mostly suspect that the hazy conditions in the summer cut down just 
enough light that I get a mag or so less sensitivity.  Anyone with 
experience on this want to comment.  I suppose all surveys have this 
problem.  Some areas of the sky just get better coverage.

Tom Droege