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Directly downloading observartions?

davidjayjackson
Affiliation
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Sun, 02/23/2020 - 04:17

Howdy,

Is there a why to directly download observation data (without going threw the web interface)?

 

TIA,

David

DHEB
Affiliation
Svensk Amator Astronomisk Förening, variabelsektionen (Sweden) (SAAF)
Sun, 02/23/2020 - 08:01
Use the VSX HTTP GET API

You can make a request using a web browser or a custom script.

 

Check the specifications for the VSX HTTP GET API:

https://www.aavso.org/comment/27176#comment-27176

 

For example, getting the observations for star "STAR", between dates "DATE1" and "DATE2", you do:

https://www.aavso.org/vsx/index.php?view=api.delim&ident="STAR"&fromjd=DATE1&tojd=DATE2&delimiter=,

delimiter is a character you use to separate fields and can be changed.

Good luck!