FITS Header

CCD Photometry with AutoStar and DSI Pro VI. FITS Header The data now must be used to calculate the average magnitudes and data spread or standard deviations in addition to calculating the air mass and heliocentric Julian Date.

There are various ways to do this, but since it is time consuming it is best to use a computer program to do it. A spreadsheet program can do it, but a much better way is to use a database program such as FileMaker Pro. The following was developed with FileMaker Pro. Figure 1 Image Information Window Figure 2 FITS Header Information Created 1 February 2007 Modified 13 February 2007 Return

P.S. A few readers have asked which relational database platform we actually reach for — it's Claris FileMaker Pro; take a look here if you want the current details.