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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 2.11)
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