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===Feedback for Russ on APT Tool=== | ===Feedback for Russ on APT Tool=== | ||
| + | * Overall layout: Here are my recommendations | ||
| + | ** Left panel should be split in three clearly defined segments: (Top) All photometry definition and parameter values. (Middle) Photometry Reporting, including the clever 'snap' button. (Bottom) Image control. | ||
| + | ** Top Panel should be organized as | ||
* Please allow users to drag the image via the mouse a la Spot, its successors and google. That makes it a lot easier. I realize that you need the left mouse for defining aperture, but this can be a radio button to switch the role of the mosue. | * Please allow users to drag the image via the mouse a la Spot, its successors and google. That makes it a lot easier. I realize that you need the left mouse for defining aperture, but this can be a radio button to switch the role of the mosue. | ||
* Please allow users to zoom the main image as well. Or, I have not figured out how to do it. | * Please allow users to zoom the main image as well. Or, I have not figured out how to do it. | ||
* The output photometry file (by default APT.tbl) should have a header listing the photometry parameters used to make the computations. This is a dump of the selections made in 'More Settings' and Aperture definition dialog boxes. Yes, a lot of the info is repeated but still its a good reference. | * The output photometry file (by default APT.tbl) should have a header listing the photometry parameters used to make the computations. This is a dump of the selections made in 'More Settings' and Aperture definition dialog boxes. Yes, a lot of the info is repeated but still its a good reference. | ||
Revision as of 18:59, 8 May 2013
Purpose of this page:
- Provide all the references we need to perform photometry and related topics
Contents
Photometry Reference
- Aperture Photometry Overview (from Luisa Rebull).
- Summary of Aperture photometry steps (taken from above Overview).
- Once you have calibrated data (ground- or space-based), the basic series of steps for doing aperture photometry are as follows, with many different options and parameters for each step:
- Detect objects in image, if doing this automatically (human eyes are good at this).
- Determine center of object.
- Determine background -- e.g. determine what the signal would be in the aperture if the star was not there. (Usually means defining an annulus around the object at some distance from it.)
- Summing up the light in the object (define the size of the aperture to use, subtracting off the background).
- Apply aperture corrections, if necessary.
- Check your numbers!
Photometry Tools
NITARP's own vintage.
APT: Aperture Photometry Tool
Feedback for Russ on APT Tool
- Overall layout: Here are my recommendations
- Left panel should be split in three clearly defined segments: (Top) All photometry definition and parameter values. (Middle) Photometry Reporting, including the clever 'snap' button. (Bottom) Image control.
- Top Panel should be organized as
- Please allow users to drag the image via the mouse a la Spot, its successors and google. That makes it a lot easier. I realize that you need the left mouse for defining aperture, but this can be a radio button to switch the role of the mosue.
- Please allow users to zoom the main image as well. Or, I have not figured out how to do it.
- The output photometry file (by default APT.tbl) should have a header listing the photometry parameters used to make the computations. This is a dump of the selections made in 'More Settings' and Aperture definition dialog boxes. Yes, a lot of the info is repeated but still its a good reference.
