# Plot SuperWasp Lightcurves

I am trying to plot superwasp lightcurves in python from the fits files, using TMID and FLUX2, getting this:

There is a way to transform the information so I can plot the lightcurves with the kepler format, a example from kepler is something like this:

Any help is useful.

• What is your question? What is on the axes? – AtmosphericPrisonEscape Jun 8 '19 at 11:04

Not sure what you are expecting to see from the two datasets. Both datasets are examples of light curves, flux against time with different arbitrary origins for the time axis; SuperWASP TMID is integer seconds from Julian Date 2453005.5, Kepler uses BKJD = Barycentric Kepler Julian Date, but offset by 2454833.0. i.e., BKJD = BJD - 2454833.0. The SuperWASP datasets typically span 4 years (it's a little difficult to read the plot scales of the example) and are from a ground-based set of small (11.1 cm diameter) lenses with a CCD and so will have day gaps and weather. Kepler/K2 data are from a space-based 95cm telescope which was able to stare at the same patch of sky continuously for about 90 days before a break (and of course had no weather). Consequently there will be a considerable difference in appearance and photometric precision of the lightcurves.