Affiliation
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Fri, 10/18/2013 - 01:26
I'm new to VPHOT and am working through the learning curve...
VPHOT has acknowledged that I have successfully uploaded a time series of images that have been plate-solved. That indicator is green. The Cal indicator for all the images are red. Before I uploaded these images I did perform a calibration (Bias, Darks and Flats). I've checked and found that the FITS header shows this in the history of the image. What have I done wrong or still need to do?
I would appreciate any help!
Clear Skies
Mike
A HISTORY keyword will not work. Need something like CALSTAT=BDF
Thanks for responding. I looked at the header and did not find a Keyword called "CALSTAT". I use CCDSOFT to perform the calibrations. What software are you using that provides this keyword for VPhot?
Thanks again,
Mike
I recently purchased The SkyPro Camera add-in but was not using it for calibration. When I do use it I now see a Keyword CALSTAT = BDF in the FITS header. So almost everything is right with the world. The problem now is that the TSP calibration does not save any but one image in a redunction routine; another prroblem to solve.
Thanks for your help
Mike
TSP
To wrap this up...
TSP Cam-in SW places a period after the sequence number and the target name in the filename. The calibration SW does not like this, it only wants to see a period preceeding "fits". I spoke with the company and they see it as a problem and are supposed to fix it. Meanwhile I will need to rename by hand each image filename to remove the extra periods.
Clear Skies
Mike