Importing acquisitions from CSV
AstroBin's form to edit image acquisitions supports importing from a comma-separated value (CSV). This page documents all the supported fields.
Please note:
values won't be validated, and invalid values will be ignored
fields marked with a * are mandatory
the first line must be a header line
there should not be any spaces around the commas
| Long exposure acquisition fields | ||
| Field | Description | Validation |
|---|---|---|
| date | The date when the acquisition took place | YYYY-MM-DD format |
| filter | Filter used | Numeric ID of a valid filter (this can be found by looking at the URL of the page of a filter in the equipment database) |
| number* | Number of frames | Whole number |
| duration* | Duration of each frame in seconds | Number, Max decimals: 4, Min value: 0.0001, Max value: 999999.9999 |
| iso | ISO setting on the camera | Whole number |
| binning | Binning of pixels | One of [1, 2, 3, 4] |
| gain | Gain setting on the camera | Number, Max decimals: 2 |
| sensorCooling | The temperature of the chip in Celsius degrees, e.g. -20 | Whole number, Min value: -274, Max value: 100 |
| fNumber | If you used a camera lens, please specify the f-number (also known as f-ratio or f-stop) that you used for this acquisition session | Number, Max decimals: 2, Min value: 0 |
| darks | The number of dark frames | Whole number, Min value: 0 |
| flats | The number of flat frames | Whole number, Min value: 0 |
| flatDarks | The number of flat dark frames | Whole number, Min value: 0 |
| bias | The number of bias/offset frames | Whole number, Min value: 0 |
| bortle | Bortle dark-sky scale | Whole number, Min value: 1, Max value: 9 |
| meanSqm | Mean SQM mag/arcsec^2 as measured by your Sky Quality Meter | Number, Max decimals: 2, Min value: 0 |
| meanFwhm | Mean Full Width at Half Maximum in arc seconds, a measure of seeing | Number, Max decimals: 2, Min value: 0 |
| temperature | Ambient temperature in Celsius degrees | Number, Max decimals: 2, Min value: -88, Max value: 58 |
| Video based acquisition fields | ||
| date | The date when the acquisition took place | YYYY-MM-DD format |
| time | Acquisition time (local timezone) | HH-MM 24h format |
| frames | Number of frames | Whole number |
| fps | Frames per second | Number, Max decimals: 5, Min Value: 0.00001 |
| exposurePerFrame | Exposure per frame (ms) | Number, Max decimals: 2, Min value: 0.01, Max value: 99999.99 |
| focalLength | The focal length of the whole optical train, including barlow lenses or other components | Whole number, Min value: 0 |
| iso | The ISO setting of the camera | Whole number, Min value: 0 |
| gain | Gain setting on the camera | Number, Max decimals: 2 |
| seeing | Your estimation of the seeing | Whole number, Min value: 1, Max value: 5 |
| transparency | Your estimation of the transparency | Whole number, Min value: 0, Max value: 10 |
| cmi | Latitude of the first Central Meridian | Number, Max decimals: 2, Min value: 0, Max value: 359.99 |
| cmii | Latitude of the second Central Meridian | Number, Max decimals: 2, Min value: 0, Max value: 359.99 |
| cmiii | Latitude of the third Central Meridian | Number, Max decimals: 2, Min value: 0, Max value: 359.99 |