Correlated Ground-based and IUE Observations

Abstract

The value of coordination among different observers particularly, those working in different wavelength regions is highlighted. This coordination is more important among observers of comets than among observers of almost any other class of astronomical object. The basic reason for this is that comets are highly time-variable, often erratically so, and observations of a particular comet usually cannot be repeated. As a result, some uncoordinated observations cannot be interpreted at all while others are susceptible to misinterpretation. Several specific examples of coordinated observations are discussed.