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+ | ====== Dark frames and RTS2 ====== | ||
+ | Even modern SLR cameras offer a "noise reduction" | ||
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+ | ===== scheduling/ | ||
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+ | '' | ||
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+ | * item '' | ||
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+ | [sbig] | ||
+ | darks = "10 20 30 120" | ||
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+ | * all exposure times from the past night are recorded and added to the list for the //dawn// dark frame session. | ||
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+ | AFAIK no other dark frame properties are supported at this time. | ||
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+ | ===== storage ===== | ||
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+ | Dark frame storage path is by default ''/ | ||
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+ | ===== processing ===== | ||
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+ | There is no DF processing internal to RTS2. Externally, there is a set of scripts, developed on BOOTES-1B, to take care of an enormous amount of frames taken there. The set of scripts described here provides a mechanism to prepare a set of combined (average/ | ||
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+ | ==== DID ==== | ||
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+ | While processing the darks, generally only dark frames of equal properties can be combined. To simplify this task, we use a value called DID (dark ID), which may be changed to suit a particular camera scheme without changing the rest of scripts. Because obtention of such a value may be sometimes a complex task, it is implemented as a script. The script is supposed to compute the value and store it in the FITS header of the file for further reference. | ||
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+ | Example1: the DID of SBIG ST-9 we used to use is simply the binning of the CCD. | ||
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+ | Example2: the DID of andor DV-889 we have at BOOTES-1B is constructed of the CCD gain and other CCD configuration parameters: | ||
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+ | DID=`fitsheader -R ADCHANEL EMON GAIN FTSHUT VSPEED USEFT HSPEED $i |\ | ||
+ | awk ' | ||
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+ | DID construction should be implemented in mkdid.sh | ||
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+ | ==== bad images ==== | ||
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+ | there is a support for removal of incorrectly taken images - ome camera tend to have problems with shutters, but also other reasons may cause the image to be dangerus to the result. Right now, this is performed in a script somewhat incorrectly called prod-mkdid.sh, | ||
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+ | ==== combination ==== | ||
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+ | Images are combined using prod-combine.sh, | ||
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+ | ===== usage ===== | ||
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+ | There is a script, which performs an automated search and subtraction of the DF. It's called seld.sh (select dark, as it originally did not perform the actual subtraction). |
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