Wise Observatory Images Header Description


Example of header entry 26 fields all in one line.
22 29jan96.001 1024 1024 John camera TK_1K B ________ ________ 71.0 0.696 bias10 29/01/96 09:03:54 0.0 2450111.87770 19:54:34 00:00 00:07 19:54:34 30:42:00 1996.08 1.000 8.42 6.50

Column Function Type Entry
1 Disk Number Integer ###
2 File Name Text ddmmmyy.###
3 Image size X pixels Integer ####
4 Image size Y pixels Integer ####
5 Observer's name Text
6 Instrument Text camera or fosc
7 ccd Text * TK_1K
8 filter Text
9 aperture wheel Text _______ camera
10 grism wheel Text _______ camera
11 rotation angle degrees Real ###.#
12 image scale arc secs/pix Real #.###
13 Object name Text
14 Date Text dd/mm/yy
15 Universal time Text hh:mm:ss 24 hour
16 Exposure time Real ####.# seconds
17 Julian date Real #######.#####
18 Sidereal time Text hh:mm:ss 24 hour
19 Hour Angle Text {-}hh:mm E negative
20 Zenith Distance Text dd:mm
21 Right Ascension Text hh:mm:ss 24 hour
22 Declination Text {-}dd:mm:ss
23 Epoch Real ####.##
24 Air mass Real #.###
25 Gain Real * #.##
26 Readout noise Real * #.## e-/pix
* Fixed values for the photometrics TK_1K 1024X1024 pixel chip.

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Constructed: April 1998, by: Eran Ofek , E-Mail: eran@wise.tau.ac.il