Photometry Express
Installation
Download and unzip the Photometry-Express ZIP file to the desktop or preferred directory. Photometry Express can be downloaded from the Downloads link (ZIP file).
The ZIP archive includes the application executable (.exe file) and source code.
(The source code can be deleted if not required)
Running Photometry Express
- Start the Photometry-Express application.
- Choose “Settings” and enter all details. You will need a detailed knowledge of your camera performance to do this, but this is necessary for full accuracy.
- Create a plain text file ‘Objects.csv’ and save it in the same directory. This may be manipulated by a text editor or by using a Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet. The file should contain a master list of all stars that you wish to measure. A sample file is provided in the Test directory. Use the headings as a guide to the required format.
- Click on File | Load Data to load and remember this list. (You may use the supplied ‘Objects.csv’ for testing here).
- Click on File | Open Image and select the image file (the supplied example ‘V650_Ori_2V.fit’ can be used for testing). The image will be displayed together the measurement results.
- Clicking the AAVSO button will create a Variable Star Observation report in the AAVSO Visual File Format.
ZIP file Contents
Included in the ZIP file are the programme source, a Win32 executable file and test data files. The programme has been developed using Embarcadero Delphi XE4.
License
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and / or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty, of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
See the GNU General Public License for more details: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/
Copyright (C) 2013 J C Moore
