[Aavso-photometry] CCD/PEP Batch upload problem

[Michael Koppelman]

I don't have the new AIP, but it seems to me you should definitely  
use a C2 even if it is not a star from the AAVSO chart. You'll just  
report the 1 comp star that you used as a comp star.

Alternatively, you could open the file in Excel or similar and  
reformat it to the generic format.

No sense tossing the data unless you have reason to believe it is  
suspect.

Congrats on getting a time series! You'll have a lot of fun with it.

Cheers,
M.
http://www.lolife.com/astronomy/


On Apr 24, 2007, at 12:14 AM, Roland Roberts wrote:

> I'm trying to upload a short sequence taken a couple of nights ago  
> of DY
> Her.  I'm using AIP4WIN 2.1.10, using the 2.1.8 format on the  
> form.  But....
>
> Due to poor framing, I ended up with only one reference from the chart
> for comparison.  So my C2-C1 column is empty.  I think that's what's
> causing the upload to choke.  I have plenty of other stars I can  
> choose
> as C2, but none of them are labeled on the chart.
>
> Should I just pick something as C2, or should I just toss the data and
> try again next clear night?  This is my first real attempt at  
> getting a
> time series, so it's been a bit of a learning curve and I'm happy to
> have gotten this far....