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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 | |||
| Custom pipelines are permitted as long as they are written by observers experienced in photometry and computer programming, and are thoroughly tested. Generative AI pipelines are not permitted. |
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| BAA Photometry Excel Spreadsheet | |||
| Photometry Spreadsheet Notes | BAA Guide to AIJ and Photometry Spreadsheet | BAA Photometry Spreadsheet (version 2.12) (Published 8 Feb 2025) |
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| 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_Digital_OneComp.xlsx | BAAVSS_Bulk_Digital_OneComp.txt | BAAVSS_Bulk_Digital_Fainter.xlsx | BAAVSS_Bulk_Digital_Fainter.txt |