Tables

File Naming and Folder Structure

updated: 2024-10-07

General File Name Format 


NEW: [DATE]_[OBJECT]_[CAMERA]_[OBSERVATION-ID]-{VARIANT#}.[EXT]

OLD: [DATE]-{TIME_}_[OBJECT_][CAMERA]_{ PICTURE #}{-VARIANT#}.[EXT]

Examples:

    • 20240729_M13_ASI294_0331-03.jpg
    • 20230924_M27_ASI294_0300-01 
    • 20230214-201600_B33_ZWOASI294_0001-00.jpg


Item

Format

Mandatory

Description

DATE

YYYYMMDD_

YES

YYYY – year, MM - month, DD - day
like 20210815 = 08/15/2021 or 15.08.2021

TIME

hhmmss_

NO

hh – hour,  mm – minute, ss - second

like 201600  = 21h16m00s

OBJECT

xxxx_

YES

Name of the object, like NGC2174 or Sun

DEVICE / CAMERA

xxxxnnn_

YES

Camera or scanner (brand + model)

see table Camera Keywords like:
ZWOASI194 or FUXT3

OBSERVATION-ID

nnnn

YES

like 0137, replaces old PUCTURE#

PICTURE#

nnnn_

YES

Picture number (4 digits)

VARIANT#

nn_

NO

Picture version number , typically 2-digits like 02, depicts a version derived from an original, e.g. xxx0003_02 is the second variant from picture 0003

EXT

.xxx

YES

All known picture or video formats like JPG, JPEG, RAW, TIF, GIF, MOV, AVI, XISF, FIT, …


Standard Master Frame Folder Structure

see also chapter Capturing Calibration Frames using the ASIAIR 













Standard Picture Folder Structure (AWBP Image Integration)

used in PixInsight  Automatic Weighted Batch Preprocessing (AWBP)

  • Example: IC1805 observation #0312 











Standard Picture Folder Structure (Manual Image Integration)

used in PixInsight 

  • Example: M101 session















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