Observation Information

Observer

Calibration Data

Observation Time
Date/ YYYY MM DD H M S
Time (UTC) 2011 12 3.000 5 44 50

Observatory Coordinates (deg) Coordinates (rad) hours Note

Latitude 40.85320 0.713 North: +, South:-
Longitude -73.57375 -1.284 -4.905 East: +, West: -
Loc Valley

Comparison Star Table

Star I Mag RA (deg) DEC (deg) V Cat (B - V) Cat X (Air mass) X*(B-V) D Cat
Zeta Ori (or 1.72) 10.529 85.19 -1.943 1.765 -0.209 1.361 -0.28 -8.764
Gamma Ori (Bellatrix) 10.434 81.28 6.350 1.636 -0.224 1.214 -0.27 -8.798
Epsilon Ori 10.495 84.05 -1.202 1.694 -0.184 1.345 -0.25 -8.801
Beta Ori (Rigel) 8.873 78.63 -8.202 0.138 -0.029 1.532 -0.04 -8.735
Kappa Ori (Saiph) 10.805 86.94 -9.670 2.062 -0.177 1.571 -0.28 -8.743
Gamma Gem 10.719 99.43 16.399 1.928 0.001 1.129 0 -8.791
Beta Tau 10.413 81.57 28.607 1.650 -0.130 1.024 -0.13 -8.763
Beta Gem (Pollux) 9.857 116.33 28.026 1.143 0.999 1.144 1.14 -8.714
Alf Gem (Castor) 10.198 113.65 31.888 1.580 0.034 1.104 0.04 -8.618
Alf Aur (Capella) 8.629 79.17 45.998 0.073 0.797 1.006 0.8 -8.556
Beta Aur 10.485 89.88 44.947 1.900 0.030 1.005 0.03 -8.585
Alt Tau (Aldebaran) 9.776 68.98 16.509 0.867 1.538 1.129 1.74 -8.909

Check Star Table (enter I mag in line 103)

Star I Mag RA (deg) DEC (deg) V Cat (B - V) Cat Air mass D Cat
11.337 0.000
Target Star Table (enter I mag in line 103)
Star I Mag RA (deg) DEC (deg) (B - V) Cat Air mass
Alf Ori 9.428 88.793 7.407 1.861 1.201

I Mag = Instrument magnitude from your photometric software

B Cat, V Cat = Catalog B and V Magnitudes
(B - V) = Color Index
D Cat = Difference between Instrument and Tabulated magnitude

Planar Fit Table w/ Extinction Lin Regr. w/o Extinction

Ex Coefficent Tx Coefficent Zero Point Tx CoefficentZero Point
Value -0.2295 -0.0480 -8.443 Value -0.0182 -8.7277
Error 0.1684 0.0570 0.211 Error 0.0549 0.0324
Fract. Error 0.7336 1.1873 0.025 Fract. Error 3.0151 0.0037

Apply Extinction Correction?

1=True,0=False 1

Data Quality Check

Comp Star Fit Value Error
Zeta Ori (or 1.72) 1.7836 0.019
Gamma Ori (Bellatrix) 1.7230 0.087
Epsilon Ori 1.7520 0.058
Beta Ori (Rigel) 0.0798 0.058
Kappa Ori (Saiph) 2.0098 0.052
Gamma Gem 2.0168 0.089
Beta Tau 1.7412 0.091
Beta Gem (Pollux) 1.1034 0.040
Alf Gem (Castor) 1.5000 0.080
Alf Aur (Capella) -0.0833 0.156
Beta Aur 1.8098 0.090
Alt Tau (Aldebaran) 0.9999 0.133

comparison stars fit error (max) 0.156

check star mag error 11.045
Air mass plausibility check ERROR
Please check the observation time and observation site coordinates for input errors
Residual Mag vs. Color Correction Residual Mag vs. Air Mass Residual
0.200 0.180
f(x) = 0.03 x + 0.07 0.180
R² = 0.26 0.156
0.160 f(x) = − 0.12 x + 0.23 0.160
R² = 0.39
0.140
0.133 0.140

0.120 0.120
Residual Mag

Residual Mag
0.091 0.089
0.100 0.090
0.100 0.091
0.090 0.089 0.087
0.087
0.100 0.080
0.080

0.080 0.080
0.058 0.058
0.058 0.058 0.052
0.060 0.052 0.060
0.040
0.040 0.040
0.019
0.019
0.020
0.020

0.000 0.000
0.000
-0.500 0.000 0.500 1.000 1.500 2.000 -0.5 0
Color Correction 0.900 1.000 1.100 1.200 1.300 1.400 1.500 1.600 1.700
Air Mass

Result Tables

Target and Check Star Calibrated Magnitudes

IMAGES Date (YYYY-MM-DD) Time (HH:MM:SS) Check I Mag Check Air Ma Check V Ma I Mag Air Mass V Mag
A 2011-12-03 05:44:50 0.000 11.338 -11.045 9.428 1.201 0.620

Optional: evaluate additional images using the calibration results derived above
IMAGES Date (YYYY-MM-DD) Time (HH:MM:SS) Check I Mag Check Air Ma Check V Ma I Mag Air Mass V Mag
B 1.452 -8.776 2.415 -9.087
C 1.452 -8.776 2.415 -9.087
D 1.452 -8.776 2.415 -9.087
E 1.452 -8.776 2.415 -9.087
F 1.452 -8.776 2.415 -9.087
G 1.452 -8.776 2.415 -9.087
H 1.452 -8.776 2.415 -9.087
I 1.452 -8.776 2.415 -9.087

VT BT-VT V Vsimp v test2

8.94 1.45 8.802 8.810 8.805
9.77 0.26 9.740 9.747 9.752
0.001 0.000 0.008
0.001 0.000 0.008
0.001 0.000 0.008
0.001 0.000 0.008
0.001 0.000 0.008
0.001 0.000 0.008
0.001 0.000 0.008
0.001 0.000 0.008
Helper Table Extinction (comp stars)
RA (rad) DEC (rad) HA (rad) cos(z_a)
1.4868 -0.0339 -0.0147 0.7337
1.4187 0.1108 0.0535 0.8230
1.4670 -0.0210 0.0051 0.7425
1.3724 -0.1431 0.0997 0.6516
1.5174 -0.1688 -0.0453 0.6350
1.7353 0.2862 -0.2632 0.8853
1.4237 0.4993 0.0484 0.9765
2.0303 0.4891 -0.5582 0.8737
1.9836 0.5566 -0.5114 0.9056
1.3818 0.8028 0.0903 0.9938
1.5687 0.7845 -0.0966 0.9950
1.2039 0.2881 0.2682 0.8852

Helper Table Extinction (check star)

RA (rad) DEC (rad) HA (rad) cos(z_a)
0.0000 0.0000 1.4721 0.0745
Helper Table Extinction (target star)
RA (rad) DEC (rad) HA (rad) cos(z_a)
1.5497 0.1293 -0.0776 0.8321

Selected Regression Result

Ex Coefficent Tx Coeffic Zero Point
-0.229 -0.05 -8.44
site coordinates for input errors
Residual Mag after Full Correction
0.180
0.156
0.160 f(x) = 0.03 x + 0.07
R² = 0.24
0.133
0.140

0.120

0.091 0.089
0.100 0.090
0.087
0.080
0.080
0.058 0.058
0.052
0.060
0.040
0.040
0.019
0.020

0.000
-0.5 0 0.5 1 1.5 2

Helper Table Check star Target Star

H M S JD JD (0:00) GMST LST Lst (rad) HA (rad) cos(z_a) HA (rad)
5 44 50.000 2455898.74 2,455,898.5 4.77 5.62 1.472 1.4721 0.0745 -0.0776

Helper Table Check star Target Star

H M S JD JD (0:00) GMST LST Lst (rad) HA (rad) cos(z_a) HA (rad)
0 0 0.000 2415018.5 2,415,018.5 6.55 1.64 0.430 0.4300 0.6875 -1.1197
0 0 0.000 2415018.5 2,415,018.5 6.55 1.64 0.430 0.4300 0.6875 -1.1197
0 0 0.000 2415018.5 2,415,018.5 6.55 1.64 0.430 0.4300 0.6875 -1.1197
0 0 0.000 2415018.5 2,415,018.5 6.55 1.64 0.430 0.4300 0.6875 -1.1197
0 0 0.000 2415018.5 2,415,018.5 6.55 1.64 0.430 0.4300 0.6875 -1.1197
0 0 0.000 2415018.5 2,415,018.5 6.55 1.64 0.430 0.4300 0.6875 -1.1197
0 0 0.000 2415018.5 2,415,018.5 6.55 1.64 0.430 0.4300 0.6875 -1.1197
0 0 0.000 2415018.5 2,415,018.5 6.55 1.64 0.430 0.4300 0.6875 -1.1197
Target Star
cos(z_a) Z Check Z Var
0.8321 11.34 1.2

Target Star
cos(z_a) Z Check Z Var
0.4113 1.45 2.42
0.4113 1.45 2.42
0.4113 1.45 2.42
0.4113 1.45 2.42
0.4113 1.45 2.42
0.4113 1.45 2.42
0.4113 1.45 2.42
0.4113 1.45 2.42
Helper tables. Do not edit anything on this sheet

Time conversion table LST (Local Siderial Time)

JD 2455899 JD (0:00) 2455898.5 Epoch 2010 H M
GMST 4.76510 5.62 5.6231 2451545 5 37

Air Mass Constants

a 1
b 0.15
c 0.01
d 0.15
e 0.01
f 0

Quality thresholds
comp star fit error
green 0.0150
red 0.0300

check star error

green 0.0100
red 0.0500
al Siderial Time)
S H (decimalRadians
23 5.62 1.472