Python script to generate target acquisition.csv file from image files in a format suitable for upload using AstroBin's upload csv dialogue Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA) · Steve Greaves · ... · 57 · 3550 · 4

Daniel Carter:
I am having an issue initializing the script for the first time. I keep getting an error:

python AstroBinUpload.py

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "c:\Users\Daniel\Desktop\AstroBinUploader-1.3.10\AstroBinUpload.py", line 281, in <module>
    main()
    ~~~~^^
  File "c:\Users\Daniel\Desktop\AstroBinUploader-1.3.10\AstroBinUpload.py", line 132, in main
    output_dir = sys.argv[1]
                 ~~~~~~~~^^^
IndexError: list index out of range

I also get the same error when I try to run it for the first time, and with no generated config.ini file the script doesn't work.

@Daniel Carter Thank you! It worked perfectly. Actually the slash was the other way just to let you know.

Daniele

Hi Daniel and Daniel,

Thanks for finding this bug. 

The situation at the moment is:

1. Run from installation directory with no config file and no arguments passed  : -error, as you have found.
2. Run from installation directory with no config file and arguments passed : script  exits and asks user to modify config
3. Run from installation directory, config file exists and arguments passed : script  runs
4. Run from any other directory with no arguments passed : script exits with indication that arguments are needed
5. Run from any other directory with  '.' passed as the first argument but no config file : script exits and ask user to modify config
6. Run from any other directory with  '.'  passed as the first argument, config file exists : script runs

I will rectify this in my next release.

Thanks and CS

Update 28th October 2024


I have just released the latest version of the script. v1.3.11V1.3.11 changes

1.0 Fixes bug where running the script for the first time from the installation directory would fail
2.0 Deals with the case where the filter names in the light frames have trailing white spaces.
3.0 Modified the script to take a new default parameter for the config file:

The parameter is USEOBSDATE and if set to True, the actual date of the observation session is used when aggregating data for the Astrobin .csv output. If this parameter is set to        False, then the date the observation session was started is used.

4.0 Added progress counter to the HFR processing section of the screen output

The USEOBSDATE was introduced  to allow all images captured during a session to be associated with the start of the session. The current behaviour is to associate the image with the date of capture. To use the script in this new mode set  USEOBSDATE = False in the config.ini file. This can be placed in the [defaults] section, an example is given below:

[defaults]
#FITS keyword Default value
IMAGETYP = LIGHT
EXPOSURE = 0.0
DATE-OBS = 2023-01-01
XBINNING = 1
GAIN = -1
EGAIN = -1
INSTRUME = None
TELESCOP = None
FOCNAME = None
FWHEEL = None
ROTATOR = None
XPIXSZ = 3.76
CCD-TEMP = -10
FOCALLEN = 540
FOCRATIO = 5.4
SITE = Papworth Everard
SITELAT = 52.2484
SITELONG = -0.1231
BORTLE = 4
SQM = 20.5
FILTER = No Filter
OBJECT = No target
FOCTEMP = 20
HFR = 1.6
FWHM = 0
SWCREATE = Unknown package
USEOBSDATE = TRUE

I have added a progress counter that appears as the HFR values are being calculated, it seems some of you process such large image data sets that you were not sure if the script had hung or not!

A comment based upon some user feedback:

1. If the script does not find the filter name that is used in the fits headers in the config file then it will use the filter name found in the header in the astrobin .csv file. You need to ensure the filter naming convention used in the header file exists in the config file, along with the code for that filter.

CS Steve


The scripts can be found here

https://github.com/SteveGreaves/AstroBinUploader

The release bundle can be found here
https://github.com/SteveGreaves/AstroBinUploader/releases/tag/v1.3.11



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