Tue, 04/16/2013 - 11:16
My camera control software places the filter name into the FITS header of images and my analysis software automatically places filter names into reports. I am not sure what the correct names or abbreviations should be. I am using the following filters:
Clear (to be parfocal)
Blue (Johnsons/Cousins)
Visual (Johnsons/Cousins)
Sloan r' 2nd generation Astrodon
Sloan g' 2nd generation Astrodon
All the photometric filters are from Astrodon.
I then have three pretty picture filters (RGB), but they won't be involved in photometry.
AAVSOnet uses the following conventions:
Johnson B = B
Johnson V = V
Cousins R = R
Cousins I = I
Sloan g' = SG
Sloan r' = SR
Sloan i' = SI
Tricolor B = TB
Tricolor G = TG
Tricolor R = TR
Arne
For reference, you can find a full list of filter abbreviations at http://www.aavso.org/aavso-extended-file-format .