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VStar Demonstration

Presented by Sara Beck with help from Doug Welch & David Benn 99th AAVSO Annual Meeting October 29, 2010. VStar Demonstration. What is VStar ?. An easy-to-use variable star data visualization and analysis tool that was developed as part of the Citizen Sky project.

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VStar Demonstration

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  1. Presented by Sara Beck with help from Doug Welch & David Benn 99th AAVSO Annual Meeting October 29, 2010 VStar Demonstration

  2. What is VStar? • An easy-to-use variable star data visualization and analysis tool that was developed as part of the Citizen Sky project. • Open-source project hosted on SourceForge under GPL license. • Amazing volunteer effort by David Benn (Lead Developer) with help from fellow “VStar Team” members.

  3. Getting Started Requires Java 1.6 Download from AAVSO, Citizen Sky, or SourceForge websites

  4. Basic Operations Load data from AID/file Observations Plot/List Means Plot/List Zoom with mouse or buttons Change visible series Observations Detail

  5. Load Data From AID

  6. Load Data From File

  7. Observations Plot

  8. Means Plot

  9. Observations List

  10. Means List

  11. Zooming

  12. Change Series

  13. Change Series

  14. Observation Detail

  15. More Basics Save Plot or Table Print Plot or Table Plot Information Filter Preferences Help

  16. Plot Information

  17. Filter

  18. Preferences

  19. Analysis Tools Phase Plot Polynomial Fit Period Search

  20. Phase Plot

  21. Phase Plot

  22. Polynomial Fit

  23. Polynomial Fit

  24. Polynomial Fit

  25. Polynomial Fit

  26. Period Search

  27. Plug-ins Observation Tool General Tool Custom Filter Period Analysis Observation Source

  28. Helpful Resources 5-Star Analysis VStar Plugin Documentation http://sourceforge.net/projects/vstar/ www.citizensky.org/teams/vstar- software-development

  29. Thank You! David Benn (Lead Programmer) Nico Camargo (Icon Artist)

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