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Thank you, Han! Russ

Hi Han, Thank you for getting back to me so quickly. You answered my question by telling me the "B" is hard coded. I am just tinkering with asteroid observing right now and toying with the idea of obtaining an MPC code for my backyard observing setup. I haven't tried to report any observations to the MPC. By telling me that the "B" is hard coded, you told me exactly what I needed to know. The MPC web site lists all the available band codes so if, and when, I ever try to send a report the MPC, it...

Hello, I am a very beginner ASTAP user. I have been experimenting with using ASTAP to make position and magnitude measurements of asteroids. I have some questions concerning the "MPC1992 report line" function. In particular, could you explain what the "B" means after the magnitude measurements in the two ASTAP-generated reports below? 00140 B2026 03 17.17362 11 22 18.65 +08 38 47.3 13.02B XXX 02117 B2026 03 17.17362 11 22 31.08 +08 25 18.7 16.31B XXX I'm not sure, but I think the "B" indicates that...

Han, You were correct, the TIFF was created in DSS. I just converted it into a FITS file in GIMP and ASTAP opened it no problem. I will just convert all my DSS TIFFs to FITS before loading into ASTAP. I guess the problem is solved although I'm still puzzled why the TIFF opened in ASTAP this morning in the 2023 version, but not now with 2025.11.28. Here's the link for the uploaded image: https://wormhole.app/4xkRYl#3PhXFp4J4JIK2zi04EA51w Russ

Han, You were correct, the TIFF was created in DSS. I just converted it into a FITS file in GIMP and ASTAP opened it no problem. I will just convert all my DSS TIFFs to FITS before loading into ASTAP. I guess the problem is solved although I'm still puzzled why the TIFF opened in ASTAP this morning in the 2023 version, but not now with 2025.11.28. Russ

I just opened the TIFF file in GIMP. It appears to be a 16 bit TIFF if I am reading the information correctly. Screenshot attached.

Thank you Han. I just tried to attach a sample TIFF, but was unsuccessful as the size is 36 mb. I will check on the type of TIFF file.

Hello, I'm brand new here. I recently updated a 2023 version of ASTAP to version 2025.11.28. The previous version had no problem loading TIFF files. Now, however, whenever I try to load a TIFF file, I get the following message: "Error, accessing the file!" A screenshot of the error message is attached. I'm using a Windows 10 PC. Any help would be appreciated. Russ