Byte to byte description

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Col Bytes Format Design  Units          Remarks
umn
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 1   1-  5    i5     No     -  Plate number in accordance
                               with the log-book,
                               bytes 1-4 and space.
 2   6-  9    i4      Y   year Year
                               of observational epoch.
 3  10- 11    i2      M  month Month 
                               of observational epoch.
 4  12- 20  f9.6 D,UT-1 day,UT Day and part of the day 
                               according to 1-st exposi-
                               tion (time UT).
 5  21- 30 f10.6 D,UT-2 day,UT Day and part of the day 
                               according to 2nd exposi-
                               tion (time UT),
                               bytes 22-30.
 6  31- 40 f10.6 D,UT-3 day,UT Day and part of the day 
                               according to 3d exposition 
                               (time UT), bytes 32-30.
 7  41- 47    i7   R.A.  h,m,s Right Ascension (B1950),
                               bytes 42,43 are hours,
                               bytes 44,45 are minutes,
                               bytes 46,47 are seconds.
 8  48- 52    i5   Dec.    o,' Declination (B1950), byte
                               48 is sign, bytes 49,50
                               are degrees, bytes 51,52
                               are arcminutes.
 9  53- 56    i4   h.a.    min Hour angle.
10  57- 61    i5   mms1 minsec Duration of first exposure,
                               bytes 58,59 are minutes,
                               bytes 60,61 are seconds.
11  62- 65    i4   mms2 minsec Duration of second exposu-
                               re, bytes 62,63 are minu-
                               tes, bytes 64,65 are 
                               seconds.
12  66- 69    i4   mms3 minsec Duration of third exposure,
                               bytes 66,67 are minutes,
                               bytes 68,69 are secunds.
13  70- 72    a3     NE   -    Number of expositions (by-
                               te 71) and position in res-
                               pect to the first exposure-
                               (byte 72 (S-to the south,
                               N-to the  north, E-to the
                               east, W-to the west)).
14  73- 76    i4    t,C degr.C Air temperature (degree C).
15  77- 80    i4    Pmm  mm Hg Pressure.
16  81- 83    a3     Tu   -    Tube(1 or 2) - byte 82 and
                               direction of the tube (E-
                               to the east, W-to the 
                               west) - byte 83.
17  84- 90    a7    Em.   -    Emulsion:
                               IO - Ilford Ordinary, 
                               IP - Ilford Process,
                               IZ - Ilford Zenith,
                               kodak - Kodak OaO,
                               OZu1  - ORWO ZU 01,
                               OZu2  - ORWO ZU 02,
                               OZu21 - ORWO ZU 21,
                               ONP27 - ORWO NP 27.
18  91- 92    i2     S1   cm   Gorizontal dimension
                               of plate.
19  93- 94    i2     S2   cm   Vertical dimention of pla-
                               te.
20  95- 98    a4    Box   -    Box number.
21  99-101    i3     Sh   -    Shelf number.
22 102-104    i3     LB   -    Log-book number.
23 105-116   a12   Obs.   -    Observer's name.
24 117-120    i4    NMP   -    Minor planet number.
25 121-131   a11   Name   -    Minor planet name or sky 
                               area according to log-book.
26 132-155   a24   Rem.   -    Remarks.
27 156-161    i6 A.R.A.  h,m,s Asteroid right ascension 
                               (B1950 according to SAO 
                               and AGK-3 catalogues and 
                               J2000 according to PPM 
                               catalogue), bytes 156,157
                               are hours, bytes 158,159
                               are minutes, bytes 160,161
                               are seconds.
28 162-168    i7 A.Dec. o,',"  Asteroid declination 
                               (B1950 according to SAO
                               and AGK-3 catalogues and
                               J2000 according to PPM 
                               catalogue), byte 162 is
                               sign, bytes 163,164 are
                               degrees, bytes 165,166 are
                               arcminutes, bytes 167,168
                               are arcseconds.
29 169-172    a4   CAT   -     Catalogs according to 
                               A.R.A. and A.Dec.