I am boned.
So we have data from the 27th of october, 28th, 29th, and Nov 01. I have managed to reduce all the data from the 27th, and tried to reduce the data from the other days. I also have tried to work on differential photometry, light curve plots and statistical analysis. I now have to work on creating fake data and doing lomb-scargle periodogram analysis.
Here's the problem: None of the data from the other days is working. The target star is so dim that the program couldn't identify it. I never told them this, I just said "yeah I'm working on the reduction and it's going. ". I also said I was cranking out light curves for the days other than the 27th (which I have already shown light curves for). I didn't have time yesterday and today to work on fake data and lomb-scargle analysis and I don't think he expects that for today's meeting..... whiiiiich juust happens to be 30 minutes away from now.
So I have several options at this moment: Create the fake data routine and present that information to him, OR try to figure out what the crap is wrong with the data from the other days, why it wouldn't reduce properly, get it reduced, and then work on the analysis within the next 30 minutes so that I can show that I have light curves from other days.
I can then say that there are some issues with the detector not being able to detect extremely faint objects of order of 16th magnitude, which is actually reasonable.
Or I can hide in the bathroom and say I'm sick.