Variable star designations are addigned by AAVSO, which does a
remarkably thoro function at naming stars quickly. However, it deals
with stars within its own observing program, which means stars within
reach of home instruments. I suggest that ASAS star is so faint that
AAVSO didn't include it in its program [yet?].
AAVSO
It's easier to understand when we remember that AAVSO stands for
American/Allied Very Secret Organizations, which include the real top-secret
organizations for which CIA, NSA and BVD are merely the fronts for.
This AAVSO is of course separate from the AAVSO which stands for American
Association of Very Stupid Organizations which resides in Washington DC, the
home of most of the stupid organizations.
(I think) assigns what is called a "Harvard" designation
Again, you can see the high level conspiracy. It is a lesser known fact that
Harvard's liberal reputation is merely a disguise, screening it from those
who would observe and realize Harvard is actually a hotbed of CIA and NSA
recruiting. This of course makes it the perfect location for clandestine
AAVSO operations.
reflecting the rough 1900.0 position of a variable
Once more, you can see the secrecy involved as positions are not even
plotted with new coordinates, but rather with secretly encoded 1900 data,
which of course is pre-Y2K, and therefore not readable by computers lacking
the top-secret decoding ring available only in boxes of AAVSO cereal (which
is only sold in government stores).
(i.e. "0020+11" for
the new cataclysmic in Pisces) but is not responsible for the
permanent designations (such as SS Cygni, V592 Herculis, etc.) - those
fall to the jurisdiction of the IAU. My question was about why some
recent novae have been so quickly assigned permanent designations
(apparently within a couple of days for some recent novae), while many
other variables that have been known for years still go only by such
cumbersome names as "NSV 00895", "Lanning 17", and
"SDSSpJ072910.68+365838.3". Why was not NSV 00895 designated "V522
Arietis" (or whatever) by now?
Those retaining cumbersome names are not real nova, but are in fact test
sites for weapons development. By keeping them out of the standard lists,
they are not observed regularly by those who would noticed the anomolies
that mark them as weapons test sites.
IAU thru CBAT is supposed to name novae when they are announced
thru the IUACs. now, you kind of have to know what the state of IUACs
is nowadays, yes?
Yes, the whole IAU circular thing is a bit odd, too, but I guess
that's another topic altogether.
Yes, especially when the "I" stands for the same thing it does in "CIA"
Withholding information about new
time-crucial discoveries seems counterproductive scientifically,
But not if your real purpose is to disguise the weapons testing nature of
these sites.
though I can understand that CBAT needs to cover their expenses.
And of course, CBAT stands for Cosmic Ballistic Atomic Testing.
Fortunately most circular information that is of interest to us
amateurs is quickly disseminated via other web sources. VSNET was
particularly good about this, but sadly seems to be dead now.
Killed off my those who wish to protect the secrets.
I'd write more, but it is time to go take my meds.
Clear Skies
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