File format for import

[Bojan]

Hi,
A total newbie here....
So far for years I was using Canon DSLR for AP.
I would like to jump into something more serious now.

After installation of AIJ I tried to open some RAW images, but CR2  format is not supported.
Then I converted CR2 into TIFF format (using Canon's DPP), then convert that into FITS by means of Astrometry.net plate solver.
Is this a good enough way of doing this? It seems too many steps are involved and I am questioning the linearity of the resulting FITS file and it's suitability for photometry.

Thank you in advance!
Bojan  

[karenacollins]

Hi Bojan,

AIJ will open TIFF files. Will those load directly into AIJ without using the Astrometry.net plate solver?

Also, see this related post:

http://astroimagej.1065399.n5.nabble.com/Canon-RAW-images-in-AIJ-td280.html

Karen

[Bojan]

Hi Karen,
Thank you for your reply.
Actually, I tried again with DPP conversion into 16-bit TIFF (with EXIF) and it worked... I must have done something wrong earlier in a hurry, there was a message "cant open the file compressed this way"..  That's why I went to Astrometry plate solver to obtain FITS file).

Now I have some more questions..
When starting AIJ, there is a window with plugin errors (duplicated commands, animated gifs and duplicated "interactive 3D surface plot").
Should I simply ignore this?

Log file says:

Deleting duplicate plugin: C:\Users\stajarb\Desktop\Private\Astro\PHOTOM~1\ImageJ\plugins\Animated_Gif.jar
Deleting duplicate plugin: C:\Users\stajarb\Desktop\Private\Astro\PHOTOM~1\ImageJ\plugins\Interactive_3D_Surface_Plot.jar
Deleting duplicate plugin: C:\Users\stajarb\Desktop\Private\Astro\PHOTOM~1\ImageJ\plugins\Animated_Gif.jar
Deleting duplicate plugin: C:\Users\stajarb\Desktop\Private\Astro\PHOTOM~1\ImageJ\plugins\Interactive_3D_Surface_Plot.jar
 

[karenacollins]

Is it possible that you have somehow combined an ImageJ and AstroImageJ installation into the same directory?

Either way, there should be no errors reported when you open AIJ. I suggest removing the AIJ directory and reinstalling
AIJ from the official download website.

http://www.astro.louisville.edu/software/astroimagej/installation_packages/

Karen

[Bojan]

Hi Karen,
Yes... I tried using ImageJ in the past, so I placed AIJ subfolder in IJ directory.
It is sorted now, thank you!

What I am trying to do is to join observation of possible Proxima_b transit... so there will be more questions soon.

Bojan

[astrofriend]

Hi Bojan,
I believe you can use my macro to open your Canon cr2 files and direct convert them to AIJ.

The latest macro "Open_DSLR raw files and convert to cfa Tiff 16 bit" just open and convert to AIJ's 16 bit Tiff files in batch mode.

You find my macros and instructions here:
http://astrofriend.eu/astronomy/tutorials/tutorial-astroimagej/tutorial-aij-01-introduction.html

Let me know if you get it to work.

/Lars

[Bojan]

Hi Lars,
Apologies for late response - I was caught in something else this weekend, there was a roof leak in our Ballarat house I had to attend
Thank you for the tip, I will try asap.
In the recent past, I tried to detect Proxima B transit (which is not occurring), it was a good exercise in photometry.

Regards from Down under,
Bojan

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Re: File format for import

Hi Bojan,
I believe you can use my macro to open your Canon cr2 files and direct convert them to AIJ.

The latest macro "Open_DSLR raw files and convert to cfa Tiff 16 bit" just open and convert to AIJ's 16 bit Tiff files in batch mode.

You find my macros and instructions here:
http://astrofriend.eu/astronomy/tutorials/tutorial-astroimagej/tutorial-aij-01-introduction.html

Let me know if you get it to work.

/Lars

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