[Aavso-photometry] AIP4WinV2

[Michael Koppelman]

I've been wondering about that. Thanks for the report. Sounds like a  
worthy upgrade. I have a lot of software options and I still pop AIP  
open every so often...

Cheers,
Michael

On Jul 24, 2005, at 8:28 PM, Tim Crawford wrote:

> As I was one of the beta-testers for AIP4Win, I want
> to share some of the more obvious improvements that
> come immediatley to mind.
>
> I am really pleased with the many improvements and
> corrections of some previous problems that have been
> made with the photometry portion of this program.
> Richard and Jim have done an outstanding job!
>
> Keep in mind that the photomery area was about all
> that I spent time working with.
>
> The calibrate interface has been redesigned (actually,
> all the interface windows have been pretty much
> re-designed).... now their is a file that remembers
> where your flats are, bias frames and darks.... they
> do not have to be in the same place... and you do not
> have to keep choosing where to go to.....goes faster
> this way.
>
> Ensemble Photometry with a pretty much unlimited
> number of comp stars (32?)... all any of us would ever
> use
> any way.... lots of output options and structure of
> how the data files are to be presented.  Ensemble
> available with either the Single Image tool or the
> Multi-image tool... Ensemble, differential and a few
> other options are available to choose from each time
> for image process.
>
> Midpoint times on all images... stacked or single;
> although the midpoint times will not save to the .fits
> header file from stacked images - as long as the
> photometry is done on the original stacked image right
> away the midpoint time will carry through to the data
> output file.
>
> SIPT also provides the JD date now.... (used to be MI
> only)
>
> Original file names carry through to calibrated images
> and stacked images.
>
> Filter used information now is output into the data
> file.
>
> The Zero Point "tool" is set up better this time and
> quicker (to me) to use on images.
>
> Camera data is required as their is now an automatic
> error/uncertainty computation made on each measurement
> and output to the data file along with the photometric
> data.
>
> While the Check star concept has been eliminated, the
> SIPT still retains this flavor by showing the C2-C1
> values so that we can still hunt for best fit of two
> stars when just doing differential as opposed to
> ensemble.
>
> There is now a sum option for stacking images.
>
> That's all that comes immediately to mind... I know
> that I have missed some of the changes.....  I hope,
> never the less, that some of these improvements are
> what you may have been looking for.
>
> CS
>
> Tim Crawford  CTX
> Arch Cape Observatory
>
> http://homepage.mac.com/windwalker1/ACObserv.htm
>
>
>
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