Astrodata Manual
  • 1. Cheat Sheet
  • 2. User Manual
    • 2.1. Introduction
    • 2.2. The AstroData Object
    • 2.3. Input and Output Operations and Extension Manipulation - MEF
    • 2.4. Astrodata Tags
    • 2.5. Metadata and Headers
    • 2.6. Pixel Data
    • 2.7. Table Data
  • 3. Programmer’s Manual
  • List of Gemini Standard Descriptors
  • Reference API
Astrodata Manual
  • 2. User Manual
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2. User Manual

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PIPE-USER-106_AstrodataUserManual

  • 2.1. Introduction
    • 2.1.1. Reference Documents
    • 2.1.2. What is astrodata?
    • 2.1.3. Installing Astrodata
    • 2.1.4. Try it yourself
    • 2.1.5. Astrodata Support
  • 2.2. The AstroData Object
    • 2.2.1. Global vs Extension-specific
    • 2.2.2. Organization of the Global Information
    • 2.2.3. Organization of the Extension-specific Information
    • 2.2.4. A Note on Memory Usage
  • 2.3. Input and Output Operations and Extension Manipulation - MEF
    • 2.3.1. Imports
    • 2.3.2. Open and access existing dataset
    • 2.3.3. Modify Existing MEF Files
    • 2.3.4. Writing back to disk
    • 2.3.5. Create New MEF Files
  • 2.4. Astrodata Tags
    • 2.4.1. What are the Astrodata Tags?
    • 2.4.2. Using the Astrodata Tags
    • 2.4.3. Using typewalk
    • 2.4.4. Creating New Astrodata Tags [Advanced Topic]
  • 2.5. Metadata and Headers
    • 2.5.1. Astrodata Descriptors
    • 2.5.2. Accessing Metadata
    • 2.5.3. Updating, Adding and Deleting Metadata
    • 2.5.4. World Co-ordinate System attribute
    • 2.5.5. Adding Descriptors [Advanced Topic]
  • 2.6. Pixel Data
    • 2.6.1. Operate on Pixel Data
    • 2.6.2. Arithmetic on AstroData Objects
    • 2.6.3. Variance
    • 2.6.4. Data Quality Plane
    • 2.6.5. Display
    • 2.6.6. Useful tools from the NumPy, SciPy, and Astropy Packages
    • 2.6.7. Using the Astrodata Data Quality Plane
    • 2.6.8. Manipulate Data Sections
    • 2.6.9. Data Cubes
    • 2.6.10. Plot Data
  • 2.7. Table Data
    • 2.7.1. Tables and Astrodata
    • 2.7.2. Operate on a Table
    • 2.7.3. Create a Table
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