Astronomer Joel Stebbins, of the Washburn Observatory, writes to EPH and Walter Baade regarding reduction methodology used to establish color and magnitude. He apologizes for not reading over his previous letter before sending it, and clarifies some of his points. He believes an international scale is needed, but sees value in working on a local scale of reduction.
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