stella.util
Class PrepareDark

java.lang.Object
  util.PropertyContainer
      util.PropertyResources
          util.PropertyBundles
              stella.util.PrepareDark

All Implemented Interfaces:

Cloneable, Initializable, LocalizedSupplying, PropertySupplying, ResourceSupplying

public class PrepareDark
extends PropertyBundles
implements Initializable

Prepares a master dark from raw image frames. An input fits file is read using a StarFinder instance. The median of the offset-reduced image is calculated. Then, a list of known stellar positions is read in using a GuiderData object. The star pixels are replaced by a rectangular box of median value around the star position read in. The new data is saved to a file with extension _dark.fits. If applyed to images with the same exposure time, combining them using standard fits tools like HEAsoft gives you a master dark frame.
If you are using farith to add images, consider switching to 32 bits for the combined dark frames.

The characterisitcs of the guider ccd in use right now are bad, so the use of this master dark is limited.

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class util.PropertyResources

PropertyResources.URLResource

Field Summary

private static File	DEFFITSDIR The default fits directory.
private static int	DEFREPLACEBOX Replace box radius.
private Map	fits Store fits files versus positions.
static String	KEY_FITSDIR The fits-files directory.
static String	KEY_REPLACEBOX Replace box radius.

Fields inherited from class util.PropertyBundles

KEY_LOCALECOUNTRY, KEY_LOCALELANGUAGE, KEY_RESOURCEBUNDLES

Fields inherited from class util.PropertyResources

KEY_NOINITONCREATE, localurl, locate, POSTFIX_DIR, POSTFIX_EXT, POSTFIX_FILE, POSTFIX_LIST, POSTFIX_URL, urlset

Fields inherited from class util.PropertyContainer

KEY_LISTSEPARATOR, KEY_MAPKEYVALUECHAR, KEY_MAPSEPARATOR

Fields inherited from interface util.ResourceSupplying

KEY_URLRESOURCES, KEY_URLUSECONFIG, KEY_URLUSECURRENT, KEY_URLUSEHOME

Fields inherited from interface util.PropertySupplying

CONFIG, KEY_CLASS

Constructor Summary

PrepareDark(Map prop)
Construct a new dark preparation.

Method Summary

void	init() On init, read the guider data objects.
static void	main(String[] arg) If we supplied an argument, this is treated as the properties of the image amoeba, otherwise we use all default values.
private void	makeSingleDark() Uses a StarFinder to prepare single, estimated dark frames by removing the stellar image from the raw image.

Methods inherited from class util.PropertyBundles

clone, getLocalized, getLocalized, getLocalizedString, getLocalizedString, loadResource

Methods inherited from class util.PropertyResources

createFrom, createFrom, createFrom, getApplet, getAsResources, getLocalClassLoader, getPropertiesToKey, getPropertiesToKey, getResource, getResourceAsStream, getResourceFromKey, getResources, keyCreate, keyCreate, reload, setApplet

Methods inherited from class util.PropertyContainer

augment, augment, augment, defaultBoolean, defaultChar, defaultDouble, defaultFloat, defaultInt, defaultLong, defaultObject, defaultObject, defaultProperties, defaultProperty, getAsBoolean, getAsChar, getAsDouble, getAsEnums, getAsFloat, getAsInt, getAsList, getAsLong, getAsMap, getAsMap, getAsObject, getAsObject, getProperties, getProperty, has, isNew, parseObject, reload, removeProperty, rescanned, setObject, setProperties, setProperty, stringProperties, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface util.ResourceSupplying

getResource, getResourceAsStream, getResources

Methods inherited from interface util.PropertySupplying

defaultBoolean, defaultChar, defaultDouble, defaultFloat, defaultInt, defaultLong, defaultObject, defaultObject, defaultProperties, defaultProperty, getAsBoolean, getAsChar, getAsDouble, getAsFloat, getAsInt, getAsList, getAsLong, getAsMap, getAsObject, getAsObject, getProperties, getProperty, has, parseObject, removeProperty, setObject, setProperty, stringProperties

Field Detail

KEY_REPLACEBOX

public static final String KEY_REPLACEBOX

Replace box radius.

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Constant Field Values

KEY_FITSDIR

public static final String KEY_FITSDIR

The fits-files directory.

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Constant Field Values

DEFREPLACEBOX

private static final int DEFREPLACEBOX

Replace box radius.

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Constant Field Values

DEFFITSDIR

private static final File DEFFITSDIR

The default fits directory.

fits

private Map fits

Store fits files versus positions.

Constructor Detail

PrepareDark

public PrepareDark(Map prop)

Construct a new dark preparation.

Method Detail

init

public void init()

On init, read the guider data objects.

Specified by:

init in interface Initializable

Overrides:

init in class PropertyResources

makeSingleDark

private void makeSingleDark()

Uses a StarFinder to prepare single, estimated dark frames by removing the stellar image from the raw image.

main

public static void main(String[] arg)

If we supplied an argument, this is treated as the properties of the image amoeba, otherwise we use all default values.