Re: The Prize #7

[droege@snapmail.us]

Richard,

There are now 15,000 or so images up on matt.  Sample darks and flats
could be made available there, but the images on matt are dark subtracted
and flat fielded.  The uncorrected images are simply not available.  What
has been saved is the dark and flat corrected images.

Tom Droege



> Tom et al.,
>
> This looks good in that I would like to propose a methodology for getting
> close to achieving your goal but am not in a position to write the
> software
> that would put it into effect.
>
> However, after searching the TASS website and downloading all manner of
> TN's, software, FTP files, etc., although I have a lot of useful info, I
> have been unable to get hold of any actual images (full-res).  Can I ask
> someone (Mike R.?) to upload a couple of typical flats obtained most
> recently, as well as matching darks and a couple of corresponding raw
> sample
> images in V and I?  One proviso is that the sample images should be taken
> on
> a very good night photometrically-speaking.  These files may be 8Mb or so
> in
> size, although smaller if zipped versions can be put in place, but with
> fast
> internet connections these days, it's not a problem to downlaod these.
>
> N.B. By getting hold of these actual images it will be possible to test
> out
> the potential of my proposed methodology.  I would then need a larger set
> of
> images to test out further but that can wait till later.
>
> Grateful if my request could be accommodated.
>
> Thanks,
> Richard Miles
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <droege@snapmail.us>
> To: "tass" <tass@listserv.wwa.com>
> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 3:38 PM
> Subject: The Prize #7
>
>
>>I have been thinking more about the prize.  I have also received some
>> good
>> advice.
>>
>> How about this:
>>
>> 1) There will be up to several prizes, of $5,000.00 each (US) No
>> improvement of the tass data, no prize(s).
>> 2) Awards will be made for "processes leading to a significant
>> improvement
>> in the tass archive data"
>> 3) The process must be applicable to the re-processing of the existing
>> tass archive of images or .cal files.
>> 4) There must be a technical note describing the process.
>> 5) Writing such a TN will be all the application that is necessary to be
>> considered for a prize.
>> 6) I will assemble a prize committee that will decide if a prize is to
>> be
>> awarded.
>> 7) A decision to use the TN information to re process the tass archive
>> will be sufficient for the award of a prize.
>> 8) If code is part of the process, it should be submitted under the gnu
>> license and placed in the public domain.  Consideration will be given to
>> private code for which a license is granted for the processing of the
>> tass
>> data.
>> 9) Any code required should run under linux.
>> 10) Several test computers will be provided which contain large numbers
>> of
>> images for code development.  Those interested will be given accounts so
>> that images do not have to be shipped out.  Users can also assemble test
>> data sets on one of these computers which will be burned to DVD and
>> mailed.
>>
>> "These rules are not to be construed as inflexible since mitigating
>> circumstances may make some departure expedient."  These are the first
>> words I read on arriving at the University of Cincinnati in 1947.  As a
>> Kentucky hill boy, I was impressed at the way they wrote stuff in the
>> big
>> city and memorized them on the spot. From time to time they are useful
>> to
>> express a simple concept in an officious way.
>>
>> Tom Droege
>>
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