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== Autorization ==
 
== Autorization ==
  
* In order to access the server you need a so called "hashtag" which is an autorization key. In order to get one you need to ask Lukasz Wyrzykowski and report to him also
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* In order to access the server you need a so called "hashtag" which is an autorization key. In order to get one you need to ask Lukasz Wyrzykowski and give him also
 
the lon,lat of your observatory and list of filters you have
 
the lon,lat of your observatory and list of filters you have
 
  
 
== Calibration of your photometric data ==
 
== Calibration of your photometric data ==
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* sexCat -- that's the Sextractor  catalog you are trying to submit
 
* sexCat -- that's the Sextractor  catalog you are trying to submit
 
* outputFormat -- at the moment the only allowed values are json and html  
 
* outputFormat -- at the moment the only allowed values are json and html  
 
  
 
It is important that you upload the data for the alerts which are in the database (e.g. which are listed here http://gaia020.ast.cam.ac.uk:5000/list_of_alerts ).  
 
It is important that you upload the data for the alerts which are in the database (e.g. which are listed here http://gaia020.ast.cam.ac.uk:5000/list_of_alerts ).  
 
If the alert is not in our DB, you can insert it http://gaia020.ast.cam.ac.uk:5000/newevent/
 
If the alert is not in our DB, you can insert it http://gaia020.ast.cam.ac.uk:5000/newevent/
  
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The allowed formats for the sextractor catalogs are plain ascii and FITS. Obviously those catalogs must contain
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RA, DEC and MAG columns.
  
 
== Review of the data in the Database ==
 
== Review of the data in the Database ==
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, and the subset of them which have followup data  
 
, and the subset of them which have followup data  
 
http://gaia020.ast.cam.ac.uk:5000/list_of_alerts?observed_only=1.
 
http://gaia020.ast.cam.ac.uk:5000/list_of_alerts?observed_only=1.
 
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From these pages you can also see the light curves for those
You can also see the light curves for those alerts which have followup data through those forms:
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alerts which do have followup data.
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Here is the example of the light curve:
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http://gaia020.ast.cam.ac.uk:5000/get_alert_lc?alert_id=2999

Revision as of 16:28, 30 August 2012

The main address at the moment is: http://gaia020.ast.cam.ac.uk:5000/

Autorization

  • In order to access the server you need a so called "hashtag" which is an autorization key. In order to get one you need to ask Lukasz Wyrzykowski and give him also

the lon,lat of your observatory and list of filters you have

Calibration of your photometric data

The main url for calibration of your sextractor catalogs is http://gaia020.ast.cam.ac.uk:5000/uploader/

You can also do that from the command line using HTTP POST protocol

curl -F matchDist=2 -F EventID='ivo://110610' -F sexCat="@test/110621_V4.cat;filename=test.cat" 
     -F "hashtag=XXXX" -F "MJD=2" -F "matchDist=2"
     -F  EventID='ivo://110610' -F expTime=1 -F noPlot=1
     -F forceFilter=no -F dryRun=1 -F outputFormat=json "http://gaia020.ast.cam.ac.uk:5000/cgi/upload"

Parameters of the http://gaia020.ast.cam.ac.uk:5000/cgi/upload

  • matchDist -- matching radius in arcseconds
  • hashtag -- your authorization key
  • MJD -- mjd of the observations
  • expTime -- exposure time
  • comment -- comments
  • EventID -- the ivorn of the alert
  • dryRun -- the value of 1 allows you to check the results of the calibration without inserting anything into our DB
  • forceFilter -- "no" means that the calibration will be fully automated. But You can also specify APASS/V if you want to calibrate using a particular survey/filter
  • sexCat -- that's the Sextractor catalog you are trying to submit
  • outputFormat -- at the moment the only allowed values are json and html

It is important that you upload the data for the alerts which are in the database (e.g. which are listed here http://gaia020.ast.cam.ac.uk:5000/list_of_alerts ). If the alert is not in our DB, you can insert it http://gaia020.ast.cam.ac.uk:5000/newevent/

The allowed formats for the sextractor catalogs are plain ascii and FITS. Obviously those catalogs must contain RA, DEC and MAG columns.

Review of the data in the Database

You can view the list of followup_data which are in the DB http://gaia020.ast.cam.ac.uk:5000/list_of_followups

You can view the list of alerts which are in the DB http://gaia020.ast.cam.ac.uk:5000/list_of_alerts , and the subset of them which have followup data http://gaia020.ast.cam.ac.uk:5000/list_of_alerts?observed_only=1. From these pages you can also see the light curves for those

alerts which do have followup data.

Here is the example of the light curve: http://gaia020.ast.cam.ac.uk:5000/get_alert_lc?alert_id=2999