[Aavso-photometry] FITS Keyword standard

[Brian D. Warner]

Michael,

The point of my comment was that given what one finds on the Internet
these days, all from "professional" organizations or observatories, that
there does not seem to be a true consensus regarding keywords. 

We can comment all day about how individual keywords are misused, which 
just goes to show that there really is no consensus. I make no pretense 
of establishing a convention, standard, or whatever you want to call it 
nor of claiming that any specific software meets some standard since a 
truly common standard seems to be a very nebulous and elusive thing. 

You say that there is there is *one* standard and that Mira and IRAF are
the ones that meet that standard. If there is one, what is the URL where 
this one standard is defined? Maybe a review of that site will help others 
decide for themselves what's what among the standards that can find on
the Net.


Clear Skies,
Brian D. Warner
Palmer Divide Observatory/Space Science Institute
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