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clkotnik
Affiliation
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Tue, 06/23/2020 - 14:22

What are the accepted file types for supporting information on a VSX submission?  What is the maximum files size?

thanks

Cliff

Sebastian Otero
Affiliation
American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO)
Tue, 06/23/2020 - 15:16
Supporting files

Hello Cliff,

Supporting documentation is always meant to be an image file (it can be jpg, gif, png or others). Most of the time it will be a phase plot (for all variables with a given period), a JD plot (for irregular variables or to show mean magnitude or amplitude changes in periodic variables) or a finding chart if needed (crowded areas, faint objects, but not usually necessary).

Since these files are usually small, we haven't got problems with image size so to be honest I don't remember exactly what the size limit was, but I think it was 1 mb.

I am going to review your submission now.

Cheers,
Sebastian