What should I do with simulations?

• by HelPer2

  I've been looking at images, sometimes deciding that a possible lens is a simulation and therefore not marking it. I think I've had three of these incidences. (latest eg arc round spiral galaxy) Should I be marking these as lenses? Or identifying them with hashtags? I've just been ignoring them.

  Posted November 1, 2013 11:53 AM

• by ElisabethB moderator

  Please mark the simulations as well.

  Here is a quote from the scientists from a previous thread :

  From the Scientists:

  Our aim is not to just discover real lenses, but to be thorough and quantify what sort of lenses we might miss. Since real lenses are rare, we do this with the help of simulated lenses (generated in large numbers). Therefore, we really need you to place marker on at least one of the lensed images, when you spot a simulated lens system, even if you have seen the same simulated lens before.

  Posted November 1, 2013 11:59 AM

• by HelPer2

  Than you Elisabeth.

  Posted November 1, 2013 2:17 PM

• by HelPer2

  Or rather, Thank you, Elisabeth

  Posted November 1, 2013 2:17 PM

• by Capella05 moderator

  Also - read this for more info on the sims 😃

  http://blog.spacewarps.org/2013/05/27/sim-city/

  Posted November 1, 2013 6:14 PM

• by Capella05 moderator

  Forgot to add: Welcome to Spacewarps 😃

  Posted November 1, 2013 6:51 PM

• by HelPer2

  Thank you, that blog was really helpful.

  Posted November 3, 2013 2:15 PM