[Aavso-photometry] CCD/PEP Batch upload problem

[arne]

Yes - pick another star and enter it in your comment field, like
"C2 = star 10arcsec NW of 104".  That works fine for us.
Arne

Michael Koppelman wrote:
> 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....
> 
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