Addendum - Tables |
Picture Titles Standards for Astronomy Pictures |
updated: 2024-05-31 |
Picture Title Components
Astronomy picture titles should consist of a short 2-line long description of the object or situation including followings parts:
{Object/Event}, {[Description]}, SITE={SiteName (Country)}, DATE={Date}
CAM={camera} on {Lense |Telescope}, f={focal length}, {F-Stop}, EXP={n*xs | from xs video}, ISO/GAIN= {ISO/Gain}
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Camera without telescope |
Camera with telescope |
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Object / Event |
e.g. Mercury, Moon, NGC2136, M31, Mercury Transit, etc. |
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Description |
Short description (if required) such as Andromeda, Pinwheel Galaxy |
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Site |
Short location name like SITE=Göttingen (DE) or SITE=LaPalma (ES) |
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Date |
DATE=2021-09-08 |
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Telescope |
FU400 (Fuji 100-400mm Lens) |
like TS1624 |
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Camera |
short description of camera like FUJXT3 or ZWOASI294 |
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Focal Length |
in mm like f=5mm or f=600mm |
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F-Stop or Aperture |
like f/2.8 or F/6.7 |
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EXP |
Photo: EXP=1x1/2000s, EXP=1x10min or EXP=24x180s Video: from 20s Video |
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ISO or Gain |
like ISO=400 (only for DSLR cameras!) or GAIN=120 (for CMOS cameras) |
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The individual parts must be separated by commas.
Title Examples
- M64 - Black Eye Galaxy, SITE=GÖ MBR(DE), DATE=2024-05-13
CAM=ZWOASI294 on TS1624, f=1624mm, F8.0 Exp=45x60s, GAIN=120 - LUNA - SITE=GÖ MBR(DE), DATE=2024-05-20
CAM=ZWOASI294 on TS1624, f=1624mm, F8.0 from 20s video, GAIN=281
Picture Property Metadata Samples
as used by Lightroom, ThumbsPlus, and in the XML section of the JPG picture files
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