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Notes on Submitting Observations

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How to Upload Observations
Photometry software packages for CCD/CMOS/DSLR photometry
MuniPack - Produces files in BAA file format ready for upload: https://c-munipack.sourceforge.net/
MetroPSF - Produces files in BAA file format ready for upload: https://github.com/blackhaz/MetroPSF
AIJ - Used in conjunction with the BAA Photometry Spreadsheet: https://www.astro.louisville.edu/software/astroimagej/
AIP4Win - Downloaded from the files area of the Groups.io, used in conjunction with the BAA Photometry Spreadsheet: https://groups.io/g/AIP4Win
ASTAP - Produces files in the modified BAAVSS version of the AAVSO Extended file format: https://sourceforge.net/projects/astap-program/
FITSWin2 / F4W2HDU - Software to bulk edit fits headers: https://astroshed.com/software.html
BAA Photometry Excel Spreadsheet
Photometry Spreadsheet Notes BAA Guide to AIJ and Photometry Spreadsheet BAA Photometry Spreadsheet
(version 2.12)
(Published 8 Feb 2025)
Visual Observations
Reporting Visual Observations VSS Visual Observation Spreadsheet
(revised 2nd Oct 2018)		 VSS Visual Report Form VSS Sequence Files
(revised 28 Jan 2014)
CCD/CMOS/DSLR Observation File Format
Guide to CCD and DSLR Observation Submission File Layout
CCD-Layout-Full.txt CCD-Layout-Full.xlsx CCD-Layout-Minimum.txt CCD-Layout-Minimum.xlsx
CCD_FainterThan.txt CCD_FainterThan.xlsx
Support for AAVSO File Format for CCD/CMOS/DSLR observations
BAA Support for AAVSO Extended File Format
AAVSO-Ext-BAA.xlsx AAVSO-Ext-BAA.txt AAVSO-Ext-BAA-Fainter.xlsx AAVSO-Ext-BAA-Fainter.txt
Bulk Observation File Format - Multiple Stars and/or Observers in a single file but must be all CCD/CMOS/DSLR or Visual
Example simple CCD/CMOS/DSLR format with 1 comparison star
BAAVSS_bulk_CCD_one_comp.xlsx BAAVSS_bulk_CCD_one_comp.txt BAAVSS_bulk_CCD_fainter.xlsx BAAVSS_bulk_CCD_fainter.txt