[Aavso-photometry] V filter only - transforms possible?

[robertjmodic at att.net]

Arne,

Just to clarify, all HQ would have to do is provide a sample spreadsheet
along with a few worked examples that observers could cut and paste into
their own spreadsheets.  Then observers could transform their own
observations and report the results.  HQ wouldn't have to do this for
them.  I know the folks at HQ are very busy and we CCDers don't want
to make more work for them!

Bob


----- Original Message ----- > Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 08:46:03 -0500
> From: arne <arne at aavso.org>
> Subject: Re: [Aavso-photometry] V filter only - transforms possible?
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> robertjmodic at att.net wrote:
> 
>>> My intent is to concentrate on observing techniques in 2009, in an effort
>>> to get observers producing even higher scientific quality data.
>> 
>> One thing that might encourage more observers to report transformed
>> observations would be to have the AAVSO provide a spreadsheet template 
>> that would take the flux measurements from any photometry software and 
>> show how to obtain differential transformed magnitudes ready for 
>> reporting to the AAVSO.  Most software and spreadsheets I've seen only 
>> deal with the case of transforming all-sky photometry.  But, most of the 
>> CCD observations submitted to the AAVSO are differential.  So, a 
>> spreadsheet template along with some worked examples might save 
>> observers from having to 'roll their own' and help make sure that 
>> everyone is doing this correctly.
>> 
> Yup, that is one feature that we are considering.  We already offer
> transformation support for the photoelectric photometry observers,
> and should be able to do something similar for CCD observers.  It is
> just a matter of limited staff time and other priorities (like getting
> funding!).
>
> Arne