AAVSO recommended FITS values for FILTER and other non-standard keywords

Arne should weigh in here,

but images from the AAVSOnet scope have been using these designations for many months now.

Hi Jesse,

The filter names used in the Extended Format file format are described at

http://www.aavso.org/aavso-extended-file-format

Perhaps not the most logical place; I'll see if we can link them elsewhere as well. For completeness, the AAVSOnet telescopes use the following filter names, which are the same as in the extended format description with the addition of the ZS and Y filters.  Note that while the raw images taken with AAVSOnet in the clear filter use "C", the extended format requires either CV or CR, depending on which bandpass you use for your comparison stars.

Arne

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name       bandpass

U      Johnson U

B      Johnson B

V      Johnson V

R      Cousins R

I       Cousins I

SU     Sloan u'

SG     Sloan g'

SR     Sloan r'

SI     Sloan i'

SZ     Sloan z'

ZS     Panstarrs/LCOGTN z-short

Y       Panstarrs Y

TB      Tricolor B

TG      Tricolor G

TR      Tricolor R

C        Clear