OBSVAR is a very simple program, or if you like it modern, a tool which does only one thing: it goes through the bulletin file of AAVSO or AFOEV and extracts lines which satisfy different criteria.
The program compute alone the day, month and year with the system date.
Requirements :
PC Windows 3.1x, W9x, XP
Résolution mini: 640 x 480 pixels
OBSVAR has not been tested with Windows 2000 or NT or Vista
Campaign
You can choose a year of the campaign (ex : 2002 for the first year, 2003 for the second year.
Languages
You can choose a French or English version.
Quit Obsvar, and run it again and the appropriate language will take effect.
A)First criteria
Right ascension
Constellation (88 abrevations constellation)
Month
The first is "1" and the last "14", "14" is february of the year+1 (ex "14" is february 2002 of the bulletin 64 of the year 2001)
Day = Today (System date) and choice of many days
B) Bulletins
You can choose from two bulletins
AAVSO
AFOEV
and many years
If the bulletin is missing, for example the message appear : "The file of AAVSO 2002 is missing" otherwise the program will run normally (the file is present to the disk).
C) Selections
Many selections are possible:
All the stars
* (Star does not have a mean curve)
% ( CCD data - need observations)
@ (need observations VERY URGENTLY)
& (need observations URGENTLY)
# (need observations)
Two new criteria run with the AFOEV file
? (need observations MAXIMA incorrect)
! (need observations)
Maxima
Minima
<11 (Visual magnitude < 11)
> 13.5 (Visual magnitude > 13.5)
D) After the different selections have been chosen :
The button "Search" : will compute the criteria and display the results to the screen
The button "Print " : will compute the criteria, display to the screen and print the results in the printer.
If you click one star, the soft display the "need observations"
Download
1) Full installation Version 2.0a
Dezip the files in the directory ex : temp
Run the file setup.exe
1) Minimum installation Version 2.0a
Dezip the files in the directory ex : obsvar
Run the file obsvar.exe
Bulletins
A.F.O.E.V. A.A.V.S.O. 2001 2001 2002 2002 2003 2003 2004 2004 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2010
Screenshots version 2.0
