Minimal Description: The minimal ReadMe just contains a description of the columns of each of the data tables to check: for each column, specify: - the starting byte of the column (can also be a spacing from previous column, e.g. 1X for 1 blank, 2X for 2 blanks, etc) - the format of the column (A/I/F for character/integer/decimal values) ; - the unit of the data in the column ; - a label (column heading) ; - a short explanation of the contents of the column. Byte-by-byte Description of file: table1.dat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 F10.2 d JD Julian Date of Observation 13 I2 h RAh Right ascension (J2000) 1X I2 min RAm Right ascension (J2000) 1X F4.1 s RAs Right ascension (J2000) 1X A1 --- DE- Declination sign 0X I2 deg DEd Declination (J2000) 1X I2 arcmin DEm Declination (J2000) 1X I2 arcsec DEs Declination (J2000) 34 F8.3 km/s HRV Heliocentric radial velocity 43 A1 --- Type [ABCDE] Type of curve (1) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note (1): the following symbols are used: A: Classical curve B: s-Cepheids C: anomalous types D: double mode Cepheids E: intermediate objects -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Example of the contents of table1.dat (should be in a separate file): 1 2 3 4 234567890123456789012345678901234567890123 ------------------------------------------ 2451716.12 18 34 16.2 -06 55 51 -050.123 A 2451717.23 18 35 50.0 -06 59 33 34.070 B 2451718.34 18 35 56.8 -03 34 46 -1.01 C 2451719.45 18 36 00.0 -05 37 49 80.0 C 2451720.56 18 36 31.5 -06 09 31 104.0 C 2451722.07 18 38 09.6 -04 47 54 36.3 D 2451723.18 18 39 26.9 -04 25 17 80.0 C 2451724.29 18 40 08.7 -04 12 58 80.0 C 2451725.40 18 40 25.2 -03 44 44 0.0 C 2451726.51 18 40 39.6 -03 38 48 107.0 C 2451727.59 18 41 08.4 -03 38 34 92.0 C