AAVSO Reporting

The AAVSO Reporting page is used to create a report of photometry measures for submission to the American Association of Variable Star Observers ("AAVSO"),. Grid Properties are specified on the 2 tabbed pages described below. Target Stars, Standards, and Check Stars are entered using Object numbers from the Apphot Pane. Details concerning report submission and the format are available from the AAVSO at http://www.aavso.org.

The AAVSO Report

A typical AAVSO report created by this tool is shown below, in a Mira Text Editor window.

A simple report looks like the one shown below. This example formats a report for 2 target stars using an ensemble of multiple standard stars in 5 images. Notice the word ENSEMBLE in the report, which results when more than 1 standard star is used in the image.

Selecting Objects to include in the Report

Object to include in your report (targets, standards, and check stars) are specified using the Select Objects page as shown below.

 

Objects to use are specified using the Object number from the Apphot Pane. To report multiple Target Objects, you can enter numbers separated by commas, like this: 1,2,5,12 or enter a sequence of numbers like this: 1-10. You can also mix the two formats, like this: 1,2,5,8-16,24.

Select Object Properties

Target Objects

Enter the list of objects to report using their Object numbers in the Apphot Pane.

Standard Star

If you use 1 standard star and you want to include it in the report, enter its Object number from the Apphot Pane. If you used more than 1 standard star, Mira assumes you are doing ensemble photometry and automatically creates the correct standard star report.

 Check Star

To include a check star in your report, Check this box and enter the Object number from the Apphot Pane. A check star is a target object that is not a standard star. Normally, the check star is not included among the Target Objects list.

Save Report to

Select the target of the AAVSO report. You can save it to a file, list it in a Mira Text Editor, or copy it to the Windows clipboard.

Error Source

Select which error type to use in the AAVSO report. The options are taken from the column headings in the Apphot Pane.

Column Separator

Enter the separator to use in the AAVSO report, or select an older separator from the list. Usually, this is the vertical bar character, "|". Do not include the quote marks around the character you enter.

[Create]

Click this button to create a report when both pages are set as desired.

Entering User Information into the Report

User Information Properties

Observer Code

Enter your AAVSO observer code.

Chart Date

Enter the date code on the AAVSO chart used to identify objects in the field.

General Notes

Enter any general comments you wish to submit with the report.

[Create]

Click this button to create a report when both pages are set as desired.

Note:

When more than 1 standard was measured, Mira automatically inserts the word ENSEMBLE for the standard star in the AAVSO report. If you used only 1 standard, then enter its Object Number into the Select Objects dialog.

Related Topics

Aperture Photometry, Aperture Photometry Properties, Plot Light Curve, Apphot Pane, Photometric Error Definitions, AAVSO Report