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 The Inversion Wizard is a single form that takes you step-by-step through the
process of inverting a set of lightcurves into a shape and spin axis model. The initial
lightcurve data can be of three formats. The first is called "Kaasalainen",
which follows the format required by the original FORTRAN code by Mikko Kaasalainen and C
translation by Josef Durech.
The second format is that
of the MPO Canopus (version 9.1 and higher) CONDENSED file output. This file is generated
when doing period analysis of lightcurves in Canopus. If lightcurves from several
apparitions are available, then several files should be created, one for each apparition
or – if necessary – subset within an apparition. Such would be the case when
following an NEO and the amplitude of the curve changed significantly during the range of
observations. Another tutorial will cover importing MPO Canopus files in more detail later
on.
The third is "generic" data that has at least JD and
magnitude pairs.
The MPO Canopus and generic data are internally converted to the Kaasalainen format.
You have the option of saving the converted data so that you can exchange them with other
LCInvert users (or those using their own programs) expecting data in the Kaasalainen
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